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. - Court Returns.
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the Number of New Cases entered, the Total Number of Cases dealt with which were within the jurisdiction of the District Court, and the Total Number of Jury Cases disposed of for each of the Legal Years: Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933 (inclusive), and Michaelmas Sittings, 1933 to Trinity Sittings, 1934 (inclusive).
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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Circuit No. |
Legal Year |
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 |
Landlord and Tenant Cases |
TOTAL |
No. of Cases dealt with in the Circuit Court which were within the jurisdiction of the District Court |
Jury Cases |
1 |
1932-33 |
270 |
82 |
1,804 |
330 |
164 |
82 |
— |
127 |
892 |
12 |
3,763 |
468 |
14 |
1933-34 |
364 |
118 |
1,860 |
293 |
166 |
71 |
105 |
87 |
1,161 |
10 |
4,235 |
427 |
15 |
|
2 |
1932-33 |
47 |
59 |
242 |
64 |
83 |
32 |
— |
51 |
84 |
3 |
665 |
19 |
5 |
1933-34 |
84 |
50 |
224 |
58 |
82 |
37 |
470 |
38 |
112 |
5 |
1,160 |
15 |
3 |
|
3 |
1932-33 |
46 |
58 |
564 |
310 |
54 |
46 |
1 |
104 |
48 |
4 |
1,235 |
35 |
8 |
1933-34 |
55 |
38 |
576 |
249 |
56 |
49 |
216 |
88 |
29 |
4 |
1,360 |
52 |
10 |
|
4 |
1932-33 |
46 |
42 |
598 |
137 |
51 |
38 |
— |
58 |
33 |
11 |
1,014 |
22 |
3 |
1933-34 |
49 |
30 |
560 |
137 |
61 |
37 |
567 |
47 |
56 |
11 |
1,555 |
17 |
1 |
|
5 |
1932-33 |
58 |
41 |
572 |
161 |
93 |
60 |
— |
81 |
61 |
10 |
1,137 |
52 |
3 |
1933-34 |
44 |
34 |
666 |
150 |
115 |
50 |
723 |
54 |
77 |
1 |
1,914 |
116 |
10 |
|
6 |
1932-33 |
62 |
55 |
655 |
123 |
179 |
57 |
— |
59 |
68 |
7 |
1,265 |
44 |
10 |
1933-34 |
74 |
51 |
626 |
97 |
152 |
83 |
321 |
45 |
68 |
5 |
1,522 |
41 |
9 |
|
7 |
1932-33 |
58 |
40 |
703 |
68 |
128 |
80 |
— |
73 |
120 |
2 |
1,272 |
50 |
8 |
1933-34 |
75 |
51 |
628 |
138 |
146 |
138 |
1,024 |
43 |
82 |
3 |
2,328 |
44 |
7 |
|
8 |
1932-33 |
31 |
28 |
707 |
90 |
117 |
49 |
5 |
35 |
46 |
4 |
1,112 |
73 |
3 |
1933-34 |
65 |
17 |
800 |
67 |
130 |
54 |
471 |
25 |
80 |
11 |
1,720 |
41 |
— |
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.
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the Number of Ordinary Civil Bills and Remitted Actions entered from Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933 (inclusive), 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 |
1,074 |
342 |
77 |
39 |
37 |
233 |
2 |
2 |
Cork City and County |
99 |
51 |
20 |
18 |
8 |
41 |
5 |
3 |
Cavan |
192 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
— |
Donegal |
53 |
18 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
24 |
— |
|
Leitrim |
33 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
93 |
35 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 3 |
371 |
103 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
53 |
— |
|
4 |
Galway |
223 |
73 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
Mayo |
163 |
44 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 4 |
386 |
117 |
31 |
20 |
12 |
30 |
2 |
|
5 |
Leix |
19 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
— |
Longford |
33 |
24 |
1 |
— |
1 |
11 |
— |
|
Offaly |
60 |
25 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
71 |
24 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
— |
|
Sligo |
87 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
90 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
— |
4 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 5 |
360 |
121 |
35 |
10 |
8 |
37 |
1 |
|
6 |
Kildare |
70 |
22 |
4 |
2 |
— |
6 |
— |
Louth |
65 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
— |
|
Meath |
80 |
38 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
— |
|
Wexford |
132 |
39 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
— |
|
Wicklow |
73 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 6 |
420 |
130 |
31 |
16 |
11 |
47 |
— |
|
7 |
Clare |
100 |
31 |
8 |
— |
3 |
1 |
— |
Kerry |
140 |
50 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
— |
|
Limerick |
201 |
99 |
16 |
9 |
6 |
17 |
1 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 7 |
441 |
180 |
31 |
12 |
11 |
27 |
1 |
|
8 |
Carlow |
6 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Kilkenny |
66 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
— |
5 |
— |
|
Tipperary |
317 |
83 |
19 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
95 |
29 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 8 |
484 |
140 |
31 |
18 |
9 |
24 |
1 |
|
TOTAL FOR CIRCUITS 1 to 8 |
3,635 |
1,184 |
270 |
146 |
106 |
492 |
12 |
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return of the Number of Ordinary Civil Bills and Remitted Actions entered from Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933 (inclusive), 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 |
1,080 |
376 |
89 |
51 |
45 |
213 |
6 |
2 |
Cork City and County |
102 |
59 |
20 |
9 |
5 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
Cavan |
241 |
25 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
Donegal |
45 |
26 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
— |
|
Leitrim |
32 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
— |
7 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
87 |
29 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 3 |
405 |
93 |
22 |
8 |
3 |
44 |
1 |
|
4 |
Galway |
203 |
75 |
26 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
Mayo |
128 |
60 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 4 |
331 |
135 |
37 |
19 |
8 |
28 |
2 |
|
5 |
Leix |
9 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
— |
Longford |
49 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
— |
|
Offaly |
76 |
23 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
— |
|
Roscommon |
81 |
29 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
87 |
33 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
140 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 5 |
442 |
127 |
32 |
14 |
9 |
41 |
1 |
|
6 |
Kildare |
82 |
32 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
— |
Louth |
65 |
36 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
|
Meath |
78 |
31 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
Wexford |
66 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
63 |
36 |
6 |
5 |
— |
5 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 6 |
354 |
165 |
39 |
20 |
8 |
36 |
4 |
|
7 |
Clare |
80 |
27 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
— |
1 |
Kerry |
113 |
64 |
13 |
8 |
1 |
20 |
— |
|
Limerick |
168 |
79 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
— |
|
Total for Circuit No. 7 |
361 |
170 |
39 |
15 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
|
8 |
Carlow |
11 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Kilkenny |
61 |
34 |
5 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
|
Tipperary |
448 |
28 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
16 |
2 |
|
Waterford |
102 |
27 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
|
Total for Circuit No. 8 |
622 |
91 |
33 |
14 |
8 |
29 |
3 |
|
TOTAL FOR CIRCUITS 1 to 8 |
3,697 |
1,216 |
311 |
150 |
98 |
448 |
20 |
CIRCUIT COURT.
A Return for the periods stated of the Defended Actions in Contract and Tort where the Amount recovered was as in Columns 2, 3 and 4.
Michaelmas Sittings, 1932, to Trinity Sittings, 1933 (inclusive).
Circuit No. |
Over £100 and up to £200 |
Over £200 and up to £300 |
Over £300 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
— |
4 |
11 |
1 |
— |
5 |
26 |
19 |
— |
6 |
5 |
9 |
— |
7 |
11 |
2 |
— |
8 |
31 |
19 |
— |
TOTALS |
132 |
62 |
5 |
Michaelmas Sittings, 1933, to Trinity Sittings, 1934 (inclusive).
Circuit No. |
Over £100 and up to £200 |
Over £200 and up to £300 |
Over £300 |
1 |
24 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
— |
4 |
15 |
— |
— |
5 |
12 |
18 |
— |
6 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
TOTALS |
99 |
54 |
6 |