Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-04-27
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Diarmuid Wilson (FF), Administrative Panel

I had to stay outside the court for six hours in inclement weather, however. It was not only me but many other people as well. That is not acceptable. It should return to normality. Those people are entitled to have their day in court but they are entitled to have the dignity of being allowed into the premises in order that their cases can be heard and that while they are waiting, they are not outside in inclement weather.
With regard to the courts, in recent days, we have been made aware by the Irish Prison Service that there is quite a lot of overcrowding. Is it not time now that we revisited the Thornton Hall project that Senator McDowell, when he was Minister for Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform-----

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Sitting date: 2023-04-27