asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish (a) a return similar to that published as Appendix 2 to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, covering the period from Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933, and (b) a similar return covering the period Michaelmas Sittings, 1933, to Trinity Sittings, 1934.
Written Answers. - Returns of Court Sittings.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish (a) returns similar to those published as Appendices 3 and 3 (a) to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, covering the period from Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933, and (b) similar returns covering the period Michaelmas Sittings, 1933, to Trinity Sittings, 1934.
The figures asked for are included in the composite statistics published in reply to the Deputy's questions in the Official Report for the 11th April last (Volume 55, No. 7). The separate particulars now required are being abstracted for the Deputy's information and will be supplied within the next week.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will furnish returns showing for each of the legal years (Michaelmas Sittings-Trinity Sittings) 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, and 1933-34 the number of new cases (other than criminal cases) entered in the High Court, and further showing, if possible, what percentage of such cases in each such year were entered before the High Court Judge officiating as the Judicial Commissioner of the Irish Land Commission.
The figures in respect of the years 1929-30 to 1932-3, inclusive, asked for in the first part of the question are published on page 117 of the Statistical Abstract for the year 1934. For the convenience of the Deputy, however, the figures are given hereunder, together with the corresponding figures for the year 1933-34.
As regards the second part of the question, with the exception, possibly, of a few isolated cases, the answer is "nil."
|
New Cases Entered |
1929-30 |
1930-31 |
1931-32 |
1932-33 |
1933-34 |
|
Summary Summonses |
6,131 |
6,153 |
5,519 |
4,844 |
3,913 |
|
Plenary Summonses |
843 |
807 |
639 |
668 |
634 |
|
TOTALS |
6,974 |
6,960 |
6,158 |
5,512 |
4,547 |