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- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes, there has been an extra workload. I will break it up into two parts. We talked about the complex financial cases in recent years. There have been high-profile cases and less high-profile ones. As a result of the appointment of extra judges to the Central Criminal Court, which went from three to four in the past few years to up to six, rape cases are being taken more quickly, which is...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: They were sanctioned as part of the budgetary process.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: All I have is the information to the effect that it was part of the budgetary process. If, however, there is a reason why there was a delay, I can find out for the Deputy and get back to him.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: On the reasons, if there was a roadblock, I will get back to the Deputy on it. The officials can do that. If one looks at the sanctioning of positions across a range of Departments, if there are roadblocks, difficulties or the possibility of moving more quickly, we have to find out the reason why. I will certainly do that.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: It is to make up the full amount.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes. There are other reasons as well but it includes the Central Criminal Court, which deals with murder and rape cases.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: The logical reason for the extra workload is that there are extra judges and extra sittings so we are in the very fortunate position that, in the context of very sensitive rape cases, we are getting justice at an earlier stage. I welcome that but with it comes an extra workload. I am putting a big proportion of that down to the fact we have extra judges. We have gone from having three to...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: We have a rough breakdown. I am told by my official that about €500,000 or €600,000 is probably attributable to the Central Criminal Court with the balance driven by the complex financial trials.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: The target is the number of new court proceedings to deal with. In 2016, we had a figure of 3,554. The projected-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: It was the output target for 2016. The projected 2017 output target is 3,740.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: This is due to a small number of cases in the Central Criminal Court leading to greater expenditure.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: To give the Deputy some additional information, the 2018 output target-----
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: The 2018 output target is projected to be between 3,500 and 4,000.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: I just wanted to give the Deputy an idea of the projections.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: I will send on the information I have.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (29 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Is there a rationale for the figures not being included in the documentation provided to the committee?