Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)

The Family Courts Act 2024 represents a radical change or overhaul of the system, possibly the biggest in over a century. I understand it will not be an instant, overnight change being implemented, but it would be a reasonable expectation that there would be a planned roll-out and a pathway to do this. I heard the Minister of State say that the Minister plans to publish on that by next January. Have the necessary commencement orders been made at this point? Also, as regards the people who will operate these new courts, will training be provided for courts staff and judges, and would the Minister of State see them as being dedicated to the family law service or shared back and forth with the existing system?

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