Dara Calleary
Question:285 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes envisaged to the operations and service delivery of the Courts Service by the Croke Park agreement. [7349/11]
View answerTuesday, 12 April 2011
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Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of courthouses is the responsibility of the Courts Service and my Department has no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which are specified in section 5 as follows:
management of the Courts;
provision of support services for the judges;
provision of information on the courts system to the public;
provision, maintenance and management of court buildings; and
provision of facilities for court users.
However, I would draw the Deputy's attention to the Courts Service website www.courts.ie, which contains the Courts Service Action Plan under the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014.