Outstanding warrants reveal ‘dysfunctional’ justice system

There are more than 110,000 outstanding warrants to bring people to court, to prison or to pay fines — prompting claims the criminal justice system was in a "dysfunctional state".

Fianna Fáil said victims of crime would have a “sick feeling” in their stomach at the revelations, given in the Dáil yesterday.

Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Niall Collins said his party had requested the information from Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald for almost two months, but had been told each time that the figures were not available.