As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions.
However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that the Circuit Court already sits on a regular basis in the courthouse in Nenagh and current sittings will not be impacted by the additional office accommodation being provided in Nenagh Courthouse.
A contract has now been awarded for the necessary works that are scheduled to commence in August 2017 and it is anticipated that this will be completed by the end of that month. Once the works have been completed, consideration will be given to the transaction of Circuit Court business that will be undertaken in the office in Nenagh.