Dick Spring
Question:63 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice if the Government intends to appoint an additional High Court judge.
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63 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Justice if the Government intends to appoint an additional High Court judge.
68 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Justice when an additional High Court judge will be appointed to Cork in order to deal with the inordinate backlog of cases and the resultant delay in the administration of justice.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 68 together.
The appointment of an additional High Court judge would require legislation and as I have informed the House before, I could not undertake, in answer to a parliamentary question, to outline any particular legislative proposals I might have in mind. Any such proposals would be brought before the Government for approval before being announced in the ordinary way.