den Aire Dlighidh agus Cirt an bhfuil a fhios aige go bhfuil daoine áithride ag baint úsáide as alt 53 den Acht Cúirteanna Breithiúnais, 1936, fá choinne cásanna dlí in éadan daoine bochta san Ghaedhealtacht agus in áiteacha iargcúlta eile a thabhairt os cómhair na mBreitheamh Dúithche i mBaile Atha Cliath; go gcuireann cuid de na ceannaidhthe fógra ar a mbillíní agus ar a litreacha ag rádh nach mbeid aon mhargadh coimhlíonta go nglacann siad leis an ordú ag a n-oifig i mBaile Atha Cliath; agus, gidh go ndíoltar na hearraidhe san tuaith, go dtugann seo cúmhacht do na ceannaidhthe a gcuid éilimh a dheanamn mBaile Atha Cliath; agus an bhfuil sé toilteannach alt 53 a leasú sa chrutn go bhfuighidh an bocht comhthrom na Féinne.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Alt 53 den Acht Cuirteanna Breithiúnais, 1936.
D'fhiafruigh
Táim chun fiosrú dhéanamh i dtaobh an scéil.
Arising out of that highly illuminating reply, I would like the Minister to revert now to a language in which he is somewhat more facile and say whether he proposes to remedy this very grave abuse of having indigent persons in West Donegal sued in the Dublin District Court for bills which are alleged to be due, by merchants who have sent canvassers down to West Donegal and induced the people there to enter into purchase agreements which they are subsequently unable to fulfil or do not want to fulfil and then suing in the Dublin District Court.
As I said, I am looking into the matter, but I have not had any representations made to me up to this.
Is the Minister aware that the practice has grown up under a relevant section of the Summary Procedure Act whereby a canvasser goes down to a remote part of Ireland, Kerry or West Donegal, and there enters into an agreement with a resident. They then have on paper a note that this agreement will not be completed until it has been accepted in the office of the selling firm. They accept the bargain at the office of the Dublin selling firm and, under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, they are entitled to sue in the area where the bargain was completed, with the result that these poor people are sued in Dublin and cannot afford to go to Dublin to defend the suit. They are decreed and the bailiff is put in to collect the money. That is clearly a situation calling for attention.
I will have the matter looked into.