asked the Minister for Justice the number of barring orders granted in 1983 with a breakdown of the number on a monthly basis; the number of barring summonses issued since 1976; and the number of protection orders granted since 1981.
Written Answers. - Barring Orders.
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Limerick East): The particulars relating to the District and Circuit Courts to the extent to which they are reasonably available are being compiled and I will forward them to the Deputy as soon as possible.
As far as the High Court is concerned it would not be possible, without the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time, to provide the information sought. It may be taken that the numbers dealt with in the High Court are small, relative to the numbers dealt with in the District Court. For instance, the total number of summonses issued in the High Court under the relevant Act (not all of which would necessarily relate to barring orders) was 21 in 1981 and 27 in 1982.