The Minister of State for Housing, Mr Noel Ahern, will today announce the extension of power to local authorities to seek exclusion orders against antisocial residents.
Mr Ahern added that judges and barristers were perceived as lacking sympathy, understanding and empathy with the issues surrounding cases involving troublesome neighbours.
Mr Ahern said yesterday judges had to run their courts in accordance with the law but that often smart barristers put up a very good defence. However, he said he did not excuse barristers and solicitors who defended "blackguards" who were causing the problems.
"Certainly there is an underlying perception held that the legal profession does not have the sympathy, understanding and empathy with this particular issue," he said.