Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Judicial Planning Working Group; when the report following the public consultation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48412/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Judicial Planning Working Group, was established in April 2021 in line with commitments in the Programme for Government and the Justice Plan 2021 to “Establish a working group to consider the number of and type of judges required to ensure the efficient administration of justice over the next five years”.

To help inform the work of this Group, the OECD have been commissioned to prepare an independent review of judicial resource needs, including benchmarks against international comparators. This is the first time such a review has been undertaken. Due to the complexity of evaluating the data and analysis underpinning the research, it has taken longer than originally anticipated for the OECD to complete its work.

A final report from the OECD is expected shortly. The Judicial Planning Working Group expects to submit its final report to the Minister this month, having considered the OECD research.