Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Yes. Some of those were blocked around particular issues. With 550 cases coming down the line, as well as all the other cases, it would be difficult for the Attorney General to be on top of them all, even with all these procedures. Could one ever be on top of this? However the procedures have been put together. The more important point, as I said to Deputy Rabbitte, is regular interaction between the offices, and they have brought in procedures for that. They are all busy fighting cases in the courts, and it is important that they sit down and go through the cases that arise. The sheer volume of issues being challenged arises. However, they feel happy that they have put these procedures together. Only time will tell how they work. As Deputy Kenny knows, there is no end to litigation. They have tried to put together weekly and bimonthly meetings to keep track of this. While I would love to make a commitment that this means nothing will ever slip through, I would be reluctant to do so.

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