I would also like to refer to the statement on the Courts Service website last Friday by Mr. Justice Peter Kelly, President of the High Court, where, among other matters, he reminded us that a core guarantee of the Constitution is that justice is done within a reasonable timeframe. It is vital that criminal cases are dealt with expeditiously to protect both the victim and the rights of the accused person and vital that commercial cases are dealt with in good time so businesses and international investors can be confident their interests will be protected. We need a fundamental discussion about the Judiciary and the courts system, which is not covered, if I may respectfully say so, by the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which is occupying so much time.

The Senator must have missed some of the debate.

I was here for a lot of it.

The Senator can raise that with the Minister later.