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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 14 May 1981

Vol. 328 No. 14

Written Answers. - Administrative Tribunals.

204.

asked the Minister for Justice: (1) the number of administrative tribunals operating within his Department; (2) the number of such tribunals operating in bodies for which he is responsible; (3) the type of each tribunal; (4) the legislation under which each tribunal operates; and (5) the number of appeals to each tribunal and the number upheld in each of the past five years.

The answer is in the form of a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

While the term "administrative tribunal" is not legally defined, it would appear that there is no such body in my Department. The following is a list of the bodies, in respect of which I have functions, which appear to be relevant to the question.

The functions of each body is set out in each case in the enbabling statute which is mentioned, save in the case of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, whose functions are set out in a scheme which is available in the Library.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.

This is a non-statutory scheme—Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Period

Appeal from the decision of the Authorised Officer to a Member

Appeals at (a) upheld or decisions varied

Appeal from the decision of a Member to a three member Hearing

Appeals at (c) upheld or decisions varied

1 June 1975 to 31 May 1976

7

6

18

14

1 June 1976 to 31 May 1977

2

2

15

12

1 June 1977 to 31 May 1978

5

4

17

14

1 June 1978 to 31 December 1978

4

4

8

7

1 January to 31 December 1979

8

5

21

16

1 January to 31 December 1980

8

6

27

22

Censorship of Films Appeal Board.

Censorship of Films Act, 1923 (No. 20 of 1923).

Year

Appeals

Appeals upheld (with limitations or cuts)

1976

11

2

1977

5

2

1978

6

1

1979

2

1

1980

3

2

Censorship of Publications Appeal Board.

Censorship of Publications Act, 1946 (No. 1 of 1946).

Year

Appeals

Appeals upheld

1976

1

Nil

1977

4

Nil

1978

1

1

1979

Nil

Nil

1980

Nil

Nil

Garda Síochána Disciplinary Appeal Board.

Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations, 1971 (S.I. No. 316 of 1971).

Year

Appeals

Appeals upheld

1976

Nil

1977

3

2

1978

1

1

1979

2

1

1980

2

Legal Aid Board.

This is a non statutory board set up under the Scheme of Civil Legal Aid and Advice which became operational in August 1980. There have been three appeals to the appeals committee of the board. One of these was upheld.

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