Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

My question is whether a court clerk could have a temporary assignment in addition to a permanent assignment. As the Minister indicated, this could arise due to illness. In my experience, court clerks are busy people. Is there a bottom line problem that two court areas could suffer under such an arrangement, that a person temporarily assigned leaves a permanent position that is not fully catered for? Is there logic in examining the idea of having locum court clerks that would be available to fill in at short notice when difficulties arise due to absence?

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