In my response to Parliamentary Question, reference No. 22200/06 on 8 June 2006, I undertook that my Department would co-operate in every possible way, including the implementation of any new communications or consultation arrangements, with the examination of the Attorney General's Office by an official from the Department of Finance which was then due to take place.
Arising out of that examination, recommendation No. 16 states that: Having regard to the interdependence and importance of communications between the following Offices in serious litigation cases, the Director General should convene a conference to discuss how relevant material, including notifications, trial dates and notice of judgment can be most promptly communicate, on receipt of any of the Offices to the other Offices. These Offices are: (a) CSSO, (b) Courts Service, (c) DPP, (d) Chief Prosecution Solicitor's Office, and (e) Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
In compliance with that recommendation, a conference has been arranged for 6 October 2006 at which officials from my Department will attend.