Cuts to court services around the country have reached an unjustifiable level and now pose a threat to “the very fabric of our justice system”, the Law Society has said.
The body which represents solicitors said 77 local courts have been closed since 2008, while the Courts Service budget was reduced by 40 per cent.
A proposal to shut suburban District Courts in Dún Laoghaire, Tallaght, Swords and Balbriggan is being considered.
The society’s director general Ken Murphy said access to justice was not being taken into consideration by those implementing this “short-sighted and flawed” policy. “The rationalisation of the Courts Service has gone beyond what is sensible and justified, and poses a threat to the very fabric of our justice system.”
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