Seanad debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2003

Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second and Subsequent Stages.

 

It is a little peculiar that the Bill offers no flexibility in that every time the Minister wishes to increase the number of High Court judges, he must introduce primary legislation to do so. The Minister's alternative is quite logical. Senator Terry has already offered her support in that regard. This is a short Bill which opens up many avenues for introducing extraneous, if not totally irrelevant, matters into the debate. I have a number of points I would like to raise in terms of the courts which might be looked at by way of any examination of the system.

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