This year’s bill is on track to be much larger than last year, with €2.09 million spent in the six-month period between January and June.

The service said the aim of the strategy is to evolve it into a ‘genuinely bilingual organisation’

A judge told the Courts Service they were heading for an OPW style fiasco after spending €1.5 million on a temporary courthouse

Meanwhile, cases involving larceny, robbery and fraud showed a 15.3 per cent increase year-on-year.

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú described the situation as a slap in the face to victims of crimes.

A breakdown of prosecutions from the District Court shows that 361 offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act were heard during 2023 and 2024

Five judges are yet to be appointment to the High Court bench, as well as two judges for the Circuit Courts