Jim Higgins
Ceist:165 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of court appearances made by a person (details supplied) to date; the dates and venues of the hearings; the total cost incurred in the hearings to date; and the proposals, if any, she has to introduce amending legislation so that the number of such preliminary hearings is reduced and heard nearer to the defendant's place of detention. [2039/94]