asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish a return showing for each of the years 1925 to 1934 the number of days on which each of the following courts sat:—(a) the Court of Criminal Appeal; (b) the Central Criminal Court; (c) the Dublin Circuit Court (for criminal matters), and (d) the other Circuit Courts (for criminal matters).
Written Answers. - Court Sittings.
The following are the returns:—
A Return showing for each of the Years, 1925 to 1934, the number of days on which each of the following Courts sat: The Court of Criminal Appeal, Central Criminal Court, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and all other Circuit Courts for Criminal matters.
1925 |
1926 |
1927 |
1928 |
1929 |
1930 |
1931 |
1932 |
1933 |
1934 |
||
Court of Criminal Appeal |
31 |
25 |
12 |
22(1) |
21(8) |
13(5) |
19(7) |
19(5) |
16(9) |
17(12) |
|
Central Criminal Court |
62 |
105 |
87 |
89 |
61 |
40 |
32 |
41 |
60 |
55 |
|
Dublin CircuitCriminal Court |
68 |
47 |
52 |
55 |
71 |
91 |
82 |
84 |
103 |
102 |
|
Cork CircuitCriminal Court |
25 |
28 |
25 |
25 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
24 |
26 |
30 |
|
Cavan CircuitCriminal Court |
9 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
|
Donegal |
,, |
9 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
Leitrim |
,, |
8 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Monaghan |
,, |
6 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
Galway CircuitCiminal Court |
11 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
|
Mayo |
,, |
9 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Leix CircuitCriminal Court |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
|
Longford |
,, |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
Offaly |
,, |
8 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
Roscommon |
,, |
14 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
Sligo |
,, |
12 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
Westmeath |
,, |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
Kildare CircuitCriminal Court |
12 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
|
Louth |
,, |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
Meath |
,, |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
Wexford |
,, |
8 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
Wicklow |
,, |
7 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
Clare CircuitCriminal Court |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
Kerry |
,, |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
Limerick |
,, |
7 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
Carlow CircuitCriminal Court |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
,, |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Tipperary |
,, |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Waterford |
,, |
5 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
12 |
The figures in brackets represent the number of days on which a single judge sat to hear interlocutory applications under Section 7 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of 1928). The other figures represent the number of days on which the full Court of Criminal Appeal sat.