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293 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for decrees of judicial separation made within each circuit court area during the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997; the number of decrees granted during this legal year in each area; and the grounds upon which decrees of judicial separation were granted in each of these circuit court areas. [21820/97]
294 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of judicial separation cases awaiting hearing within each circuit court area at 1 December 1997. [21821/97]
295 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications made to the District Court pursuant to the Domestic Violence Act, 1996, in the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997 seeking a protection order, an interim barring order, a safety order and a barring order; and the number of these orders granted in that year. [21822/97]
296 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of nullity applications made to the Circuit Court in the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997; and the number of nullity decrees granted in each circuit court area during that period. [21823/97]
297 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications made to the District Court pursuant to the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976, in the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997 by a spouse seeking a maintenance order and an unmarried parent seeking a child support order; and the number of such orders made under each category of application in this regard. [21824/97]
298 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications made to the District Court pursuant to the Child Care Act, 1991, in the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997 in which a health board sought emergency care orders, interim care orders, supervision orders and a full care order; and the number of these orders made. [21825/97]
299 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of custody applications made to the District Court during the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997 pursuant to the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, in proceedings between spouses and between parents unmarried to each other; and the number of custody orders made by the District Court during the course of that year in each type of proceeding in this regard. [21826/97]
300 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications made under the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, and the Status of Children Act, 1987 by fathers of children born outside marriage seeking a court order of guardianship of their child during the legal year 1 August 1996 to 31 July 1997. [21827/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299 and 300 together.
The statistics requested by the Deputy are currently being compiled and are not yet available. These will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as they have been completed.
