Ireland's judiciary system is resolving less civil cases than its European counterparts.
A new European Council report also shows that we are spending less overall on our judicial system.
The report examines the efficiency and quality of justice in Europe, finding that there has been a slight rise in the amount state's are spending on the justice systems.
The average spend per citizen in Europe between 2010 and 2018 was €72, however Ireland's spend is below average at €59.
Half of the judicial budget was spend on the courts system, with around 20 per cent going towards providing legal aid.
Meanwhile, our justice system is resolving less civil cases at first instance level than other countries included in the report, finalising 1.7 cases per 100 citizens within a year, compared with the median rate of 2.1.
Ireland also has among the highest representation of lawyers with 271 of them per 100 thousand population.
The report shows less than 40 per cent of judges here are women, compare to countries such as Croatia, Latvia and Slovenia, where more than two-thirds of all professional judges are female.
