Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

The Taoiseach indicated that the DPP stated there are no staffing issues at this time. However, the perception is - perhaps it is incorrect - that there have been increased delays in the administration of justice and that part of the reason for this relates to the fact that there are insufficient staff to deal with the both the expanding workload and the complexity of the cases being undertaken by the DPP. Is the Taoiseach confident there are sufficient staff in the office to deal with all cases and that the Director of Public Prosecutions does not have to refer some cases to the Garda Síochána to be prepared, as he stated at a committee here not so long ago, rather than have them dealt with only by the DPP as in the past, especially in respect of complicated cases? There is a perception that justice is being delayed because of a lack of staff or resources in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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