Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the assessment system will be in place and operable as provided for under the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024, which provides a mechanism to hold the State accountable for unreasonable delays to court proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8003/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024 provides for the establishment of an independent assessment process, under the aegis of the Department of Justice, to assess claims for breach of the right to the conclusion of proceedings within a reasonable time.

Arrangements to operationalise the requirements of the Act are currently being finalised with a view to the Act being commenced this autumn.