Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I call for a debate on the issue of political reform. In the same way, I am keen to see a debate on the other referendum because it is totally premature as well. I am well aware of the backlog in the Supreme Court but to think of setting up an appeal court without first tackling the antiquated hours our court systems work makes no sense. There are well-paid people at all levels, including the Judiciary. They should be putting in a much greater stint for the taxpayers' money they are receiving. We also have a situation whereby legal costs mean that only the elite of the country are in a position to access our courts. Those are the priorities and they should have been attacked. Only then, by all means, if there are structural issues to be dealt with, let us deal with them.