Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

No. Primarily it will relate to judicial misconduct, not the issue of sentencing. As the Deputy is aware, a programme is being put in place by the Courts Service, funded by the Exchequer in respect of a system whereby a database of judgments will be available to the Judiciary to enable it to examine and research comparative sentencing models throughout the country. I welcome this because to ensure public confidence in sentencing by the Judiciary there must be consistency throughout the country and I am aware this is something the Judiciary rather values as well. It is very supportive of the ISIS, Irish sentencing information system, programme.

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