A High Court judge has criticised claims by a Sinn Fein TD that judges are unwilling to travel outside of where they are based to hear cases as "concerning" and "ill informed".
Speaking as he managed the Central Criminal Court trial list today, Mr Justice Paul McDermott refuted claims made by Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny in Dáil Éireann last week that court facilities outside of Dublin are being underutilised because judges are not willing to travel outside of their area to hear cases and because of a shortage in the number of judges.
Mr Kenny, Sinn Féin's Justice Spokesman, made the comments when asking Minister for Justice Helen McEntee about additional judicial appointments.
