Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept that, which is why I must re-examine the amendment. Perhaps it is too much to remove that provision, as we propose to do in amendment No. 72, but two years may be simply too short. It might be preferable to reformulate the amendment to state four years or the like. I will consider it. Senator McDowell has pointed to the leapfrog issue. Somebody could be a serving District Court judge for five years. I practised in the District Court for years as a junior barrister when I was in practice and some of the most difficult, tricky cases are tried in the District Court and they get little publicity.There are some quite technical issues, making it quite difficult to practice in the District Court in many ways. I would never underestimate that. If somebody-----