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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 20 Nov 1996

Vol. 471 No. 7

Written Answers. - Barring Orders.

Denis Foley

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324 Mr. Foley asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made in each year from 1993 to date in 1996 for barring orders; the number of orders which have been granted; and the number of such orders granted which were subsequently lifted in each year from 1993 to date in 1996. [22080/96]

Court statistics are compiled on the basis of the legal year which runs from 1 August to 31 July. Statistics on the number of applications for barring orders dealt with by the District Court and the number of orders granted in the legal years 1993-94 and 1994-95 are set out in the table below. Figures for 1995-96 are currently being compiled. Statistics on the number of barring orders which were subsequently discharged by the District Court or reversed on appeal to the Circuit Court are not compiled.

Year 1/8/93 to 31/7/94

Year 1/8/94 to 31/7/95

Applications for Barring Orders dealt with by the District Court

4,457

4,448

Number of Orders granted by the District Court

2,010

1,891

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