Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2016
35. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and grade of staff allocated to the Probate Office; and the number of individual probate applications they have dealt with during each of the past five years. [29608/16]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, the Probate Office is an office of the High Court and management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions under the Courts Service Act 1998. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has provided the following information on the staff in the Probate Office:
Probate Office Staff:
2 Principal Officers
1 Assistant Principal
7 Higher Executive Officers (1 recently appointed)
2 Executive Officers
5 Clerical Officers
Information on probate applications resolved and grants issued is in the public domain and may be accessed on the Courts Service website in the published Annual Reports at www.courts.ie.
