Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As far back as 2007, the then Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Thomas Hammarberg, said some of the delays in the criminal justice system could possibly be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. In that context, we have the Criminal Procedure Bill. I fail to understand why this is not priority legislation. It provides for pre-trial preliminary hearings and increased use of video-link hearings. Could I please have an answer in respect of this matter?

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