Courts Service Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2017

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Questions (109)

Michael McGrath

Question:

109. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court cases per year in which it has been shown that a person has made a fraudulent claim in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of times per year the judge has referred the person or persons to the Director of Public Prosecutions as specified in the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004; the number of prosecutions made per year by the DPP as a result of the referral from the judge; the number of successful prosecutions made per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26104/17]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality

As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of information on the courts system.

However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that statistics are not compiled in such a way as to provide the information requested by the Deputy. I intend to request the Courts Service to examine the requirements, including system development and resource issues, needed to enable the compiling of such statistics going forward.