Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Attorney General has reported on the progress being made in respect of this difficult matter. There are quite a number of complex issues which the Attorney General is working through. Deputy Howlin will be aware from his time in government that vacancies were filled in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal was put in place and all other courts vacancies were filled. I understand there is a substantial backlog in the Court of Appeal and a case being made for a subset of that for further judicial appointments to deal with it.

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