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Ireland seventh of 30 for trust in courts

Almost 69% of Irish respondents have said that they trust the courts and legal system, according to a survey carried out across 30 countries.

The findings of the OECD Trust Survey 2023 have been published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Ireland’s level of trust in the courts and legal system was the seventh-highest among the 30 countries, with Norway leading the scores on 77%. The figure for Britain was 62%.

Respondents in the survey were asked to give a trust score of 0 to 10 for each institution, with any score of six or higher reported as ‘trusting’.

Policing

On policing, Ireland 70% trust level in the gardaí was the ninth-highest score, with Finland top on 87%. The British figure was 56%.

Ireland showed the highest percentage of respondents who reported high or moderately high trust in most people (83%).

The level of trust in national government was just under 47% in Ireland, but this still put Ireland eighth of the 30 countries, with Switzerland recording the highest score of 62%.