The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality agreed to invite written submissions from interested groups and individuals in relation to its proposed study on the feasibility of introducing a Community Courts system in Ireland.

The Committee was interested to hear from anyone who had direct and/or indirect experience of dealing with the judicial system and their views on whether a Community Courts system would be beneficial.

This Joint Committee received 17 submissions from various groups/individuals on this matter which identified a number of key areas which need to be examined.