2212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Department's review of over 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023, cited as the evidential basis for the flat fee reform of the criminal legal aid scheme, categorised the causes of adjournments; the proportion of adjournments attributable respectively to the defence, the prosecution, delays in disclosure, delays in directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions, delays in Forensic Science Ireland certificates, the non-production of accused persons from custody, and delays in probation and restorative justice reports; and whether the Department will publish this review in full. [56166/26]

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2212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Department's review of over 350,000 District Court cases from 2022 and 2023, cited as the evidential basis for the flat fee reform of the criminal legal aid scheme, categorised the causes of adjournments; the proportion of adjournments attributable respectively to the defence, the prosecution, delays in disclosure, delays in directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions, delays in Forensic Science Ireland certificates, the non-production of accused persons from custody, and delays in probation and restorative justice reports; and whether the Department will publish this review in full. [56166/26]

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