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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 6 Feb 1964

Vol. 207 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Circuit Court Sittings.

42.

asked the Minister for Justice if he will state with regard to each of the years 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 and 1962-63 (on the basis of the calculations made by him for the years 1956-57, 1957-58 and 1958-59 and stated on the Second Reading of the Courts Bill, 1963) the number of sitting days required to deal with the volume of Circuit Court work arising in Dublin; and if he will indicate in regard to such work in each such year the number of cases which occurred under (a) the Road Traffic Act, (b) the Workmen's Compensation Act, and (c) the Malicious Damage to Property Acts.

The information requested is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Dublin Circuit Court

Year ended 31st July

Number of sitting days

Number of cases which occurred

Road Traffic Act

Workmen's Compensation Act

Malicious Damage to Property Acts

On indictment

Appeals from District Court

1960

436

Nil

195

156

761

1961

421

3

259

118

596

1962

465

8

285

196

601

1963

464

35

220

156

918

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