asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish a return of the number of days on which the Circuit Court judge sat in each county during each of the years 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and 1934.
Written Answers. - Circuit Court Statistics.
Following is the return:—
1929-1930. |
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Circuit No. |
County |
No. of days on which Circuit Court Judge sat in each County from Michaelmas, 1929, to Trinity, 1930 (inclusive) |
Total No. of days for entire Circuit |
|
1. |
Dublin City and County |
45 |
days |
|
*160 |
,, |
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*179 |
,, |
432 |
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*48 |
,, |
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2. |
Cork City and County |
146 |
,, |
146 |
3. |
Donegal |
10 |
,, |
|
*37 |
,, |
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Leitrim |
27 |
,, |
186 |
|
Cavan |
58 |
,, |
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Monaghan |
54 |
,, |
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4. |
Galway |
106 |
,, |
|
Mayo |
68 |
,, |
174 |
|
5. |
Sligo |
39 |
,, |
|
Roscommon |
60 |
,, |
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Westmeath |
35 |
,, |
||
8 |
,, |
219 |
||
Leix |
*9 |
,, |
||
*11 |
,, |
|||
Offaly |
27 |
,, |
||
Longford |
30 |
,, |
||
6. |
Louth |
49 |
,, |
|
Meath |
28 |
,, |
||
Kildare |
29 |
,, |
157 |
|
Wicklow |
26 |
,, |
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Wexford |
25 |
,, |
||
7. |
Kerry |
46 |
,, |
|
Limerick |
61 |
,, |
127 |
|
Clare |
20 |
,, |
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8. |
Tipperary |
46 |
,, |
|
Kilkenny |
12 |
,, |
96 |
|
Waterford |
26 |
,, |
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Carlow |
12 |
,, |
* Sitting held by Assistant Judges.
1930-1931.
Circuit No. |
County |
No. of days on which Circuit Court Judge sat in each County from Michaelmas, 1930, to Trinity, 1931 (inclusive) |
Total No. of days for entire Circuit |
|
1. |
Dublin City and County |
85 |
days |
|
*154 |
,, |
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*146 |
,, |
406 |
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*2 |
,, |
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*19 |
,, |
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2. |
Cork City and County |
128 |
,, |
128 |
3. |
Cavan |
57 |
,, |
|
Donegal |
100 |
,, |
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Leitrim |
24 |
,, |
242 |
|
Monaghan |
61 |
,, |
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4. |
Galway |
93 |
,, |
|
Mayo |
58 |
,, |
151 |
|
5. |
Leix |
12 |
,, |
|
*6 |
,, |
|||
Longford |
12 |
,, |
||
*13 |
,, |
|||
Offaly |
20 |
,, |
||
*5 |
,, |
|||
Roscommon |
39 |
,, |
||
*8 |
,, |
201 |
||
Sligo |
27 |
,, |
||
*29 |
,, |
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Westmeath |
25 |
,, |
||
*5 |
,, |
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6. |
Kildare |
28 |
,, |
|
Louth |
44 |
,, |
||
Meath |
29 |
,, |
148 |
|
Wexford |
24 |
,, |
||
Wicklow |
23 |
,, |
||
7. |
Clare |
22 |
,, |
|
Kerry |
40 |
,, |
127 |
|
Limerick |
65 |
,, |
||
8. |
Carlow |
12 |
,, |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
,, |
||
Tipperary |
52 |
,, |
107 |
|
Waterford |
30 |
,, |
* Sitting held by Assistant Judges.
1931-32
Circuit No. |
County |
No. of days on which Circuit Court Judge sat in each County from Michaelmas, 1931, to Trinity, 1932 (inclusive) |
Total No. of days for entire Circuit |
|
1. |
Dublin City and County |
163 |
days |
|
*174 |
,, |
379 |
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*42 |
,, |
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2. |
Cork City and County |
146 |
,, |
146 |
3. |
Cavan |
54 |
,, |
|
Donegal |
65 |
,, |
||
Leitrim |
23 |
,, |
194 |
|
Monaghan |
52 |
,, |
||
4. |
Galway |
83 |
,, |
|
Mayo |
50 |
,, |
133 |
|
5. |
Leix |
17 |
,, |
|
Longford |
23 |
,, |
||
*5 |
,, |
|||
Offaly |
20 |
,, |
||
*7 |
,, |
207 |
||
Roscommon |
45 |
,, |
||
Sligo |
8 |
,, |
||
*53 |
,, |
|||
Westmeath |
22 |
,, |
||
*7 |
,, |
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6. |
Kildare |
27 |
,, |
|
Louth |
39 |
,, |
||
Meath |
25 |
,, |
140 |
|
Wexford |
26 |
,, |
||
Wicklow |
23 |
,, |
||
7. |
Clare |
24 |
,, |
|
Kerry |
37 |
,, |
111 |
|
Limerick |
50 |
,, |
||
8. |
Carlow |
10 |
,, |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
,, |
||
Tipperary |
50 |
,, |
100 |
|
Waterford |
27 |
,, |
* Sitting held by Assistant Judges.
1932-1933.
Circuit No. |
County |
No. of days on which Circuit Court Judge sat in each County from Michaelmas, 1932, to Trinity, 1933 (inclusive) |
Total No. of days for entire Circuit |
|
1. |
Dublin City and County |
176 |
days |
|
*163 |
,, |
371 |
||
*32 |
,, |
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2. |
Cork City and County |
153 |
,, |
153 |
3. |
Cavan |
46 |
,, |
|
Donegal |
58 |
,, |
||
Leitrim |
26 |
,, |
178 |
|
Monaghan |
48 |
,, |
||
4. |
Galway |
85 |
,, |
|
Mayo |
42 |
,, |
127 |
|
5. |
Leix |
16 |
,, |
|
Longford |
23 |
,, |
||
Offaly |
20 |
,, |
170 |
|
Roscommon |
40 |
,, |
||
Sligo |
46 |
,, |
||
Westmeath |
25 |
,, |
||
6. |
Kildare |
26 |
,, |
|
Louth |
35 |
,, |
||
Meath |
26 |
,, |
134 |
|
Wexford |
24 |
,, |
||
Wicklow |
23 |
,, |
||
7. |
Clare |
23 |
,, |
|
Kerry |
46 |
,, |
119 |
|
Limerick |
50 |
,, |
||
8. |
Carlow |
8 |
,, |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
,, |
102 |
|
Tipperary |
52 |
,, |
||
Waterford |
29 |
,, |
* Sittings held by Assistant Judges.
33-1934 |
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Circuit No. |
County |
No. of days on which Circuit Court Judge sat in each County from Michaelmas, 1933, to Trinity, 1934 (inclusive) |
Total No. of days for entire Circuit |
|
1. |
Dublin City and County |
170 |
days |
|
*147 |
,, |
350 |
||
*33 |
,, |
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2. |
Cork City and County |
160 |
,, |
160 |
3. |
Cavan |
50 |
,, |
|
Donegal |
59 |
,, |
186 |
|
Leitrim |
30 |
,, |
||
Monaghan |
47 |
,, |
||
4. |
Galway |
59 |
,, |
|
*25 |
,, |
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Mayo |
26 |
,, |
142 |
|
*32 |
,, |
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5. |
Leix |
9 |
,, |
|
*13 |
,, |
|||
Longford |
20 |
,, |
||
*11 |
,, |
|||
Offaly |
24 |
,, |
194 |
|
Roscommon |
16 |
,, |
||
*25 |
,, |
|||
Sligo |
51 |
,, |
||
Westmeath |
9 |
,, |
||
*16 |
,, |
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6. |
Kildare |
28 |
,, |
|
Louth |
37 |
,, |
||
Meath |
25 |
,, |
144 |
|
Wexford |
28 |
,, |
||
Wicklow |
26 |
,, |
||
7. |
Clare |
31 |
,, |
|
Kerry |
49 |
,, |
130 |
|
Limerick |
50 |
,, |
||
8. |
Carlow |
10 |
,, |
|
Kilkenny |
13 |
,, |
97 |
|
Tipperary |
46 |
,, |
||
Waterford |
28 |
,, |
* Sittings held by Assistant Judges.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish returns similar to those published as appendices 2, 3 and 3 (a) to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, but covering the period from Michaelmas Sittings, 1929, to Michaelmas Sittings, 1934 (or to latest date for which such figures are available).
Following are the returns:
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the number of New Cases entered, the total number of Cases dealt with which would have been within the jurisdiction of the District Court and the total number of Jury Cases disposed of from Michaelmas Sittings, 1929, to Trinity Sittings, 1934 (inclusive).
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
|
Circuit No. |
Criminal Cases |
Criminal Appeals and Valuation Appeals |
Ordinary Civil Bills and Remitted Actions |
Equity |
Workmen's Compensation |
Malicious Injury Claims |
Damage to Property Cases |
Civil Bill Appeals from District Court |
Ejectment and Rent Cases |
Town Tenants and Landlord and Tenant Act Cases |
Total |
Total No. of Cases dealt with in the Circuit Court which were within the jurisdiction of the District Court |
Jury Cases |
1 |
1,495 |
525 |
8,516 |
1,100 |
902 |
307 |
105 |
512 |
4,185 |
31 |
17,678 |
2,131 |
40 |
2 |
362 |
369 |
2,753 |
329 |
376 |
137 |
470 |
244 |
574 |
9 |
5,623 |
498 |
21 |
3 |
297 |
233 |
3,231 |
1,612 |
239 |
246 |
217 |
472 |
251 |
8 |
6,806 |
469 |
35 |
4 |
262 |
174 |
3,077 |
711 |
235 |
203 |
567 |
287 |
264 |
31 |
5,811 |
109 |
15 |
5 |
262 |
187 |
5,128 |
779 |
428 |
236 |
723 |
353 |
368 |
16 |
8,480 |
1,712 |
26 |
6 |
380 |
218 |
4,100 |
692 |
814 |
247 |
321 |
256 |
370 |
16 |
7,414 |
32 |
45 |
7 |
363 |
320 |
4,206 |
647 |
581 |
420 |
1,024 |
340 |
504 |
8 |
8,413 |
255 |
30 |
8 |
250 |
104 |
7,291 |
436 |
580 |
227 |
487 |
211 |
359 |
20 |
9,965 |
3,413 |
8 |
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the Number of Ordinary Civil Bills and Remitted Actions set out in Column 3 of Return A, divided into groups according to the amount claimed.
Circuit No. |
Counties Comprised |
£50 and under |
Over £50 and up to £100 |
Over £100 and up to £150 |
Over £150 and up to £200 |
Over £200 and up to £250 |
Over £250 and up to £300 |
Over£300 |
1 |
Dublin City and County |
5,246 |
1,504 |
349 |
195 |
157 |
1,052 |
13 |
2 |
Cork City and County |
1,688 |
543 |
167 |
97 |
41 |
202 |
15 |
3 |
Cavan |
834 |
175 |
36 |
28 |
6 |
50 |
2 |
Donegal |
603 |
161 |
50 |
25 |
13 |
99 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
303 |
61 |
17 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
451 |
151 |
32 |
24 |
8 |
56 |
2 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 3 |
2,191 |
548 |
135 |
82 |
34 |
235 |
6 |
|
4 |
Galway |
1,186 |
332 |
100 |
62 |
23 |
66 |
3 |
Mayo |
842 |
270 |
58 |
30 |
17 |
84 |
4 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 4 |
2,028 |
602 |
158 |
92 |
40 |
150 |
7 |
|
5 |
Leix |
383 |
153 |
32 |
9 |
7 |
28 |
— |
Longford |
926 |
90 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
25 |
— |
|
Offaly |
718 |
116 |
20 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
529 |
180 |
48 |
16 |
14 |
49 |
4 |
|
Sligo |
611 |
129 |
32 |
16 |
9 |
44 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
690 |
118 |
38 |
12 |
9 |
20 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 5. |
3,857 |
786 |
180 |
69 |
47 |
184 |
5 |
|
6 |
Kildare |
452 |
135 |
23 |
15 |
8 |
45 |
1 |
Louth |
458 |
170 |
45 |
27 |
7 |
74 |
3 |
|
Meath |
667 |
168 |
33 |
26 |
14 |
35 |
3 |
|
Wexford |
544 |
186 |
57 |
32 |
8 |
43 |
3 |
|
Wicklow |
597 |
129 |
33 |
17 |
7 |
34 |
1 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 6 |
2,718 |
788 |
191 |
117 |
44 |
231 |
11 |
|
7 |
Clare |
542 |
178 |
41 |
15 |
14 |
24 |
3 |
Kerry |
865 |
344 |
87 |
52 |
19 |
49 |
5 |
|
Limerick |
1,134 |
509 |
158 |
63 |
40 |
50 |
14 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 7 |
2,541 |
1,031 |
286 |
130 |
73 |
123 |
22 |
|
8 |
Carlow |
674 |
50 |
5 |
— |
1 |
11 |
— |
Kilkenny |
1,386 |
143 |
35 |
22 |
3 |
21 |
— |
|
Tipperary |
3,084 |
344 |
105 |
57 |
21 |
70 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
940 |
175 |
66 |
21 |
12 |
32 |
9 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 8 |
6,084 |
712 |
211 |
100 |
37 |
134 |
13 |
|
Total for Circuits Nos. 1 to 8 |
26,353 |
6,514 |
1,677 |
822 |
473 |
2,311 |
92 |
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the Defended Actions in Contract and Tort (see Col. 3, Return A), where amount recovered was:—
Circuit No. |
Over £100, but under £200 |
Over £200, but under £300 |
Over £300 |
1 |
102 |
27 |
7 |
2 |
49 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
55 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
58 |
15 |
— |
5 |
122 |
94 |
— |
6 |
51 |
30 |
5 |
7 |
104 |
27 |
6 |
8 |
140 |
90 |
3 |
TOTALS |
681 |
316 |
25 |
asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish a return similar to that published as appendix 4 to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, so as to bring the detailed information contained in appendix 4 up to date of 1st January, 1935.
Following is the return:
APPEALS FROM CIRCUIT COURT.
1. |
Total number of Circuit Court Appeals entered for hearing, from the 31st December, 1929, to the 1st January, 1935. (Including Notices of Motion preceding Appeal, but not including Appeals awaiting hearing and entered prior to 1st January, 1930) |
1,137 |
2. |
(a) Number of Appeals heard (including those withdrawn or struck out) |
1,258 |
(b) Number remaining to be heard on the 1st January, 1935 |
152 |
|
3. |
Classification, as follows, of cases disposed of:— |
|
(a) Original decision affirmed |
540 |
|
(b) Original decision reversed, varied or remitted |
306 |
|
(c) Withdrawn or struck out |
412 |
|
TOTAL |
1,258 |
|
4. |
Classification of the Appeals according to the various Circuits from which they came:— |
|
No. 1. Dublin City & County |
175 |
|
No. 2. Cork City and County |
112 |
|
No. 3. Northern |
147 |
|
No. 4. Western |
170 |
|
No. 5. Midland |
135 |
|
No. 6. Eastern |
79 |
|
No. 7. South Western |
153 |
|
No.8. Southern |
134 |
|
5. |
Number of Cases in which, since the 1st January, 1930, additional evidence was admitted by the Appeal Judges by virtue of the powers conferred by the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (About) |
35 |