Written Answers. - Divorce Applications.
Alan Shatter
Question:
131
Mr. Shatter
asked the
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
the number of divorce applications made in the High Court and in the Circuit Court, providing a breakdown of the applications made within each Circuit Court area, in each of the years since the courts had divorce jurisdiction; the number of divorce decrees granted in each court and within each court area in each year to date; and the number of divorce applications awaiting hearing.
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Following for the Deputy's information are tables which I have received from the Courts Service outlining the number of divorce, judicial separations and nullity applications received and granted by the Circuit and High Courts in each of the years since the courts had divorce jurisdiction, up to 31 July 1999, which are the latest available figures.
There are seven divorce application cases awaiting hearing in the High Court at present.
Statistics of cases awaiting hearing in the Circuit Courts are being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as they become available.
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1997
Circuit Court Office
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Carlow
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Carrick-on-Shannon
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Castlebar
|
2
|
3
|
30
|
25
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
Cavan
|
5
|
1
|
16
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Clonmel
|
5
|
0
|
36
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Cork
|
44
|
4
|
172
|
124
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
Dublin
|
216
|
49
|
448
|
659
|
14
|
1
|
|
|
Dundalk
|
5
|
3
|
50
|
42
|
3
|
0
|
|
|
Ennis
|
12
|
4
|
23
|
37
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Galway
|
14
|
7
|
23
|
65
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Kilkenny
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Letterkenny
|
3
|
2
|
22
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Limerick
|
10
|
0
|
32
|
60
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Longford
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Monaghan
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Mullingar
|
4
|
2
|
20
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Naas
|
18
|
1
|
50
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Portlaoise
|
4
|
1
|
25
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Roscommon
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Sligo
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tralee
|
9
|
1
|
25
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Trim
|
12
|
1
|
33
|
30
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
Tullamore
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Waterford
|
20
|
0
|
14
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Wexford
|
8
|
2
|
34
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Wicklow
|
14
|
3
|
44
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
High Court
|
8
|
2
|
54
|
50
|
20
|
50
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Totals
|
431
|
95
|
1,263
|
1,481
|
48
|
53
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial Separations
|
|
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
Circuit CourtOffice
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Carlow
|
53
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Carrick-on-Shannon
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Castlebar
|
58
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
19
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cavan
|
18
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Clonmel
|
48
|
32
|
0
|
1
|
38
|
14
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial Separations
|
|
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
Circuit CourtOffice
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
wd/so
|
Cork
|
313
|
207
|
0
|
0
|
237
|
116
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
Dublin
|
1,653
|
1,117
|
3
|
61
|
470
|
380
|
0
|
25
|
26
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
Dundalk
|
101
|
43
|
1
|
1
|
72
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
Ennis
|
68
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Galway
|
73
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
83
|
66
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Kilkenny
|
50
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
18
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Letterkenny
|
34
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Limerick
|
118
|
108
|
0
|
2
|
57
|
45
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Longford
|
24
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Monagahn
|
20
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
20
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mullingar
|
56
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Naas
|
83
|
58
|
0
|
4
|
64
|
40
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Portlaoise
|
19
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Roscommon
|
20
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sligo
|
33
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tralee
|
53
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Trim
|
74
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tullamore
|
36
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Waterford
|
115
|
88
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wexford
|
75
|
71
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
24
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wicklow
|
90
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
17
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Total C.C.
|
3,293
|
2,315
|
4
|
70
|
1,536
|
967
|
1
|
51
|
86
|
34
|
3
|
1
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
Circuit Court Office
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Carlow
|
34
|
9
|
19
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Carrick-on-Shannon
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Castlebar
|
62
|
27
|
49
|
17
|
4
|
3
|
|
|
Cavan
|
26
|
12
|
16
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Clonmel
|
64
|
31
|
41
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Cork
|
268
|
131
|
228
|
107
|
15
|
5
|
|
|
Dublin
|
1,277
|
715
|
567
|
421
|
24
|
9
|
|
|
Dundalk
|
76
|
35
|
37
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Ennis
|
48
|
25
|
38
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Galway
|
59
|
61
|
21
|
29
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Kilkenny
|
45
|
18
|
37
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Letterkenny
|
57
|
19
|
59
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Limerick
|
105
|
34
|
68
|
33
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Longford
|
17
|
16
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Monaghan
|
26
|
11
|
40
|
20
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
Mullingar
|
42
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Naas
|
67
|
28
|
47
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Portlaoise
|
16
|
8
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Roscommon
|
11
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Sligo
|
18
|
15
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Tralee
|
89
|
31
|
44
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Trim
|
54
|
26
|
30
|
19
|
3
|
0
|
|
|
Tullamore
|
20
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Waterford
|
72
|
21
|
24
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Wexford
|
88
|
53
|
27
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Wicklow
|
75
|
32
|
54
|
23
|
10
|
2
|
|
|
High Court
|
36
|
13
|
56
|
26
|
12
|
47
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Totals
|
2,761
|
1,421
|
1,581
|
946
|
75
|
70
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1995
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Circuit Courts
|
1,398
|
929
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
High Court
|
48
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
66
|
31
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Totals
|
1,449
|
951
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
32
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Circuit Courts*
|
1,670
|
1,185
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
High Court
|
69
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
46
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
Totals
|
1,740
|
1,215
|
0
|
0
|
86
|
47
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Circuit Courts
|
1,208
|
1,431
|
423
|
93
|
28
|
3
|
|
|
High Court
|
54
|
50
|
8
|
2
|
20
|
50
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Totals
|
1,263
|
1,481
|
431
|
95
|
48
|
53
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Circuit Courts
|
1,525
|
920
|
2,725
|
1,408
|
63
|
23
|
|
|
High Court
|
56
|
26
|
36
|
13
|
12
|
47
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Totals
|
1,581
|
946
|
2,761
|
1,421
|
75
|
70
|
|
|
Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity
Year ending 31st July 1999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judicial SeparationApplications
|
|
|
Divorce Applications
|
|
|
Nullity Applications
|
|
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
Received
|
Granted
|
|
|
Circuit Courts
|
1,536
|
967
|
3,293
|
2,315
|
86
|
34
|
|
|
High Court
|
59
|
32
|
23
|
18
|
5
|
20
|
|
|
Supreme Court
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Totals
|
1,595
|
999
|
3,316
|
2,333
|
91
|
54
|
|
|
Question No. 132 taken with Question No. 23.
Question No. 133 taken with Question No. 20.
Question No. 134 taken with Question No. 36.
Question No. 135 taken with Question No. 10.
Question No. 136 taken with Question No. 25.