Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude on this point. During the years I have been studying and practising law I have found the quality of the judges who have been appointed in the past 15 to 20 years has improved immeasurably. There are now some excellent practitioners and we have some fine judges in all the various courts, especially in the District Court and Circuit Court. They are very well capable of dealing with an increase in jurisdiction both in the civil law area and also in the criminal law.