Jillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is welcome to the Seanad. As she said, this Bill has the single purpose of increasing the maximum number of High Court judges from 35 to 37. The Minister outlined clearly the rationale behind that and I fully support the Bill.

The Minister raised the issue of timely and accessible justice. She has been a great supporter of this issue and in September 2015 she announced infrastructural support for a family law and children's courts building. Last week I attended the Child Care Law Reporting Project and from reading that report there is clearly an urgent need for this. I ask the Minister to give this her continued attention and support. From her professional experience and her experience as Minister, I know she is very aware of the need for this, and when I read this Bill it highlighted for me the need for us to move on this issue.