Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 6 Dec 1966

Vol. 226 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Circuit Court Sittings.

19.

Mr. Barry

asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in respect of each county in the State the number of days on which the Circuit Court held sittings during the years ended 31st July 1964, 31st July 1965 and 31st July 1966, respectively.

Mr. Haughey (for the Minister for Justice)

The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

NUMBER of days on which Circuit Court sittings were held during the legal years ended 31st July, 1964, 31st July, 1965 and 31st July, 1966.

Circuit	County	Number of sitting days in legal year ended
31st July 1964	31st July 1965	31st July 1966
County	Circuit	County	Circuit	County	Circuit
Dublin*	Dublin County
Borough and	492	492	512	512	577	577
Dublin County
Cork	Cork County
Borough and	110	110	98	98	116	116
Cork County
North	Cavan	33		28		35
Leitrim	15		13		19
Monaghan	21	128	21	132	28	141
Donegal	59		70		59
Western	Galway	61		59		57
Mayo	49	110	53	112	47	104
Midland	Longford	17		21		18
Offaly	17		21		17
Roscommon	27	114	27	110	23	103
Sligo	33		23		26
Westmeath	20		18		19
Eastern	Kildare	50		41		41
Louth	37		33		32
Meath	32	190	33	167	30	171
Wexford	25		27		24
Wicklow	46		33		44
South Western	Clare	19		17		18
Kerry	38		32		39
Limerick County
Borough	56	113	48	97	48	105
Limerick County
South Eastern	Carlow	13		12		15
Laois	19		10		9
Tipperary	35		33		27
Kilkenny	15	100	12	84	16	84
Waterford County
Borough and	18		17		17
Waterford County

*The figures for Dublin represent the total sitting days of the judges (normally three) signed thereto.