asked the Minister for Justice the number of Circuit Court Civil Bills issued in each county in each of the past three years.
Written Answers. - Circuit Court Civil Bills.
994.
Circuit Court Civil Bills are issued by solicitors or other persons without reference to the Circuit Court. The only relevant statistics available are the numbers of Civil Bills entered in the Circuit Court Offices and they are as follows:—
|
County |
Years |
||
|
1978-79 |
1979-80 |
1980-81 |
|
|
(1/8/78-31/7/79) |
(1/8/79-31/7/80) |
(1/8/80-31/7/81) |
|
|
Carlow |
155 |
324 |
338 |
|
Cavan |
287 |
501 |
587 |
|
Clare |
239 |
404 |
484 |
|
Cork |
1,761 |
3,273 |
4,027 |
|
Donegal |
245 |
415 |
734 |
|
Dublin |
6,440 |
10,570 |
12,004 |
|
Galway |
560 |
946 |
1,240 |
|
Kerry |
245 |
598 |
720 |
|
Kildare |
403 |
835 |
1,029 |
|
Kilkenny |
161 |
371 |
499 |
|
Laois |
171 |
312 |
363 |
|
Leitrim |
108 |
166 |
181 |
|
Limerick |
512 |
819 |
1,020 |
|
Longford |
149 |
329 |
360 |
|
Louth |
462 |
883 |
1,017 |
|
Mayo |
321 |
653 |
775 |
|
Meath |
511 |
904 |
1,721 |
|
Monaghan |
210 |
303 |
* |
|
Offaly |
177 |
375 |
415 |
|
Roscommon |
157 |
291 |
377 |
|
Sligo |
104 |
254 |
332 |
|
Tipperary |
437 |
831 |
1,121 |
|
Waterford |
317 |
589 |
687 |
|
Wexford |
220 |
558 |
631 |
|
Wicklow |
386 |
737 |
861 |
|
Westmeath |
260 |
556 |
594 |
* Figures for Monaghan for the year 1980-81 are not available because records were destroyed by fire in the courthouse in May 1981.