asked the Minister for Justice the number of occasions on which the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure has reported; and the title of each such report.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Committee on Court Practice and Procedure.
The answer is in the form of a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
The Committee on Court Practice and Procedure have submitted eighteen interim reports to date as follows:—
First Interim Report: The Preliminary Investigation of Indictable Offences.
Second Interim Report: Jury Service.
Third Interim Report: Jury Trial in Civil Actions.
Fourth Interim Report: Jury Challenges.
Fifth Interim Report: Increase of Jurisdiction of the District Court and the Circuit Court.
Sixth Interim Report: The Criminal Jurisdiction of the High Court.
Seventh Interim Report: Appeals from Conviction on Indictment.
Eighth Interim Report:
(1) Service of Court Documents by Post.
(2) Fees of Professional Witnesses.
Ninth Interim Report: Proof of Previous Convictions.
Tenth Interim Report: Interest Rate on Judgment Debts.
Eleventh Interim Report: The Jurisdiction and Practice of the Supreme Court.
Twelfth Interim Report: Courts Organisation.
Thirteenth Interim Report: The Solicitor's Right of Audience.
Fourteenth Interim Report: Liability of Barristers and Solicitors for Professional Negligence.
Fifteenth Interim Report: On the Spot Fines.
Sixteenth Interim Report: The Jurisdiction of the Master of the High Court.
Seventeenth Interim Report: Court Fees.
Eighteenth Interim Report: Execution of money judgments, orders and decrees.