Vol. 455 No. 8
275 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made and decrees of separation granted under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, in the High Court in the period 1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995; and the total number of applications made and decrees granted in the High Court from the commencement of the Act up to 31 July 1995. [12950/95]
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Court statistics are compiled on the basis of the legal year which runs from 1 August to 31 July.
|
Legal Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
Total |
|
Applications made in the High Court under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 |
16 |
64 |
43 |
25 |
41 |
46 |
235 |
|
Decrees granted in the High Court under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 |
0 |
20 |
16 |
19 |
21 |
17 |
93 |
276 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the grounds on which decrees under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, were granted in the Circuit Court in each county in the period 1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995. [12951/95]
The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the period 1 August 1994 to 31 December 1994 is set out as follows. The corresponding information in respect of the period 1 January 1995 to 31 July 1995 is not readily available but is being sought. I will do my utmost to have this information made available to the Deputy within two weeks but he should be aware that the compilation of these statistics may take a little longer in some cases.
Grounds on which decrees were granted in the Circuit Court under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 for the Period 1/8/94 to 31/12/94
|
Adultery |
Behaviour |
Desertion |
Living Apart 1 year consent |
Living Apart 3 years |
Breakdown |
|
|
Carlow |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cavan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
|
Clare |
3 |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Cork |
— |
2 |
1 |
1 |
— |
24 |
|
Donegal |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
Dublin |
3 |
16 |
5 |
6 |
26 |
60 |
|
Galway |
1 |
9 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
2 |
5 |
|
Kildare |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
16 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Laois |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
1 |
9 |
|
Longford |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Louth |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
12 |
|
Mayo |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Meath |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
|
Offaly |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
|
Sligo |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Waterford |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
2 |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
|
Total |
14 |
36 |
14 |
23 |
32 |
199 |
277 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made and decrees of separation granted under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, in each Circuit Court area for the period 1 August 1994 to 31 July 1995; and the total number of Circuit Court applications made and decrees granted from the commencement of the Act to 31 July 1995. [12952/95]
The total number of applications made and decrees of separation granted in the Circuit Court under the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989, from the commencement of the Act to 31 December 1994 is 10,260 and 3,678, respectively.
The information sought by the Deputy in respect of each Circuit Court area for the period 1 August 1994 to 31 December 1994 is set out as follows. The corresponding information in respect of the period 1 January 1995 to 31 July 1995 is not readily available but is being sought. I will do my utmost to have this information made available to the Deputy within two weeks but he should be aware that the compilation of these statistics may take a little longer in some cases.
|
County |
Total Applications Made |
Total Applications Granted |
|
Carlow |
2 |
— |
|
Cavan |
4 |
4 |
|
Clare |
6 |
6 |
|
Cork |
175 |
28 |
|
Donegal |
11 |
6 |
|
Dublin |
252 |
116 |
|
Galway |
46 |
22 |
|
Kerry |
7 |
8 |
|
Kildare |
57 |
10 |
|
Kilkenny |
26 |
8 |
|
Laois |
26 |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
9 |
2 |
|
Limerick |
81 |
14 |
|
Longford |
6 |
2 |
|
Louth |
11 |
13 |
|
Mayo |
9 |
2 |
|
Meath |
8 |
7 |
|
Monaghan |
30 |
15 |
|
Offaly |
5 |
4 |
|
Roscommon |
10 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
12 |
6 |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
8 |
6 |
|
Westmeath |
7 |
9 |
|
Wexford |
19 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
43 |
7 |
|
Total |
871 |
304 |
