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asked the Minister for Justice the sum collected in Circuit Court fees in connection with litigation (a) in the Dublin Circuit Court, and (b) in the rest of the country in the financial year ended 31st March 1965, or for another convenient 12 month period.
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asked the Minister for Justice the amount of fees collected (a) in connection with litigation in the High Court for the last convenient annual accounting period, and (b) in probate fees.
I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 41 and 42 together.
Fees payable in court offices are taken by way of stamps. Figures of the actual sales of these fee stamps indicate that, in the year ended 31st March, 1965, the amount of fees collected in the Circuit Court offices was £29,355 and in the various offices attached to the Supreme and High Court £139,000. Of the latter figure, it is estimated that £1,000 is attributable to the Supreme Court. The sales figures which I have mentioned are lower than the figures in the finance accounts for 1964-65 i.e. £33,212 for the Circuit Court and an aggregate of £162,424 for the Supreme and High Courts. The figures in the finance accounts are based on stamps issued for sale.
In the case of fees payable in Circuit Court offices, it is not possible to apportion the total sales of stamps between litigation in the Dublin Circuit Court and in the rest of the country.
Of the total sales of stamps in respect of fees payable in the offices attached to the Supreme and High Court, it is estimated that about £85,000 relates to fees payable in the Principal and District Probate Registries.
In view of the fact that Deputy Ryan is not in the House, I should like to give someone an opportunity to ask this question.
I ask the question.
The Deputy should know by this that that is a matter for the Chief Whips. If he does not know it, he should be taken out and told it.
