Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is no vacancy in the Court of Appeal. The previous Government established the court and it is doing an outstanding job under its President, Mr. Justice Sean Ryan. It is getting on with its work, as is the Supreme Court. I have made it clear that it is priority legislation which the Attorney General and my Department are working on. We expect to have the heads of Bill in the near future. Then we will see the timeframe from the Committee on Justice and Equality regarding pre-legislative scrutiny and I will be in a position to answer the question.

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