Peace Commissioners

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 May 2020

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Ceisteanna (358)

Thomas Byrne

Ceist:

358. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an up-to-date list of peace commissioners and commissioners of oaths in County Meath will be provided. [7864/20]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality

Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality under Section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924.

There are 147 Peace Commissioners appointed in Co. Meath.

While every effort is made to maintain accuracy, I must caution that this list is not always up to date in taking account of changes in the personal circumstances of individual Peace Commissioners since their appointment. My Department is reliant on the Peace Commissioners and other interested parties to advise of such changes in circumstances.

Individuals requesting the services of a Peace Commissioner are advised to contact local Gardaí to ensure that a particular listed individual is active and available. The details of appointed Peace Commissioners are also retained by the Peace Commissioner Unit in my Department and my officials are happy to assist individuals who require the services of a Peace Commissioner. They can be contacted at [e-mail].

Peace Commissioners appointed in Co Meath, by Garda sub-district

Sub-district	Name
Ashbourne	Cleary, Billy
Ashbourne	Conway Smith, Rosemary
Ashbourne	Conway, Carmel
Ashbourne	Duff, Ronald P
Ashbourne	Flanagan, Bernadette
Ashbourne	Keenan, Thomas A.
Ashbourne	Killian, Nick
Ashbourne	McCarthy-Smith, Carmel
Ashbourne	O'Brien, Terence
Ashbourne	O'Grady, Sean
Ashbourne	Tobin, Alan
Athboy	Gallagher, Oliver
Athboy	Kelly, Cornelius
Athboy	MacDonncha, Padraig
Athboy	Murphy, Martin J.
Athboy	Sweeney, Niall
Ballivor	Cloak, Noel
Ballivor	Cunningham, Patrick John
Ballivor	Darby, Thomas Edward
Ballivor	Dargan, James
Ballivor	De Lacy, Philomena
Ballivor	Feeney, Andrew Oliver
Ballivor	Feeney, Patrick
Crossakiel	Cahill, James
Crossakiel	Carney, Patrick
Crossakiel	Coyne, Sean
Crossakiel	Fox, John O.
Crossakiel	Travers, John J.
Duleek	Corry, Stephen
Duleek	Heeney, Noel
Duleek	Keogan, Sharon
Duleek	Lynch, Richard J.
Duleek	Sullivan, Thomas
Dunboyne	Carey, Kevin
Dunboyne	Clarke, James W.
Dunboyne	Conniffe, Michael
Dunboyne	Field, Finian
Dunboyne	Fitzgerald, John
Dunboyne	Fox, Joseph S.
Dunboyne	Gunning, Hugh
Dunboyne	Henry, Seán
Dunboyne	Hughes, Daniel
Dunboyne	Leonard, Noel
Dunboyne	Mahon, Thomas
Dunboyne	Muldoon, Eoin
Dunboyne	Murphy, Maria
Dunboyne	O'Reilly, Damien
Dunboyne	Purcell, Eamon J.
Dunboyne	Quinn, Paul
Dunboyne	Rodgers, Richard Mark
Dunboyne	Sheridan, Patrick J.
Dunboyne	Ward, Robert A.
Dunshaughlin	Boyce, Alan
Dunshaughlin	Downes, Joseph B.
Dunshaughlin	Faughnan, Stephen
Dunshaughlin	Flynn, Seamus
Dunshaughlin	Harrahill, Mary
Dunshaughlin	Lynch, Jonathan
Dunshaughlin	Molloy, Nicholas
Dunshaughlin	O'Connor, Gerry
Dunshaughlin	Ralph, Andrew
Enfeld	Hackett, John
Enfield	Carey, William
Enfield	Costello, Martin
Enfield	Holton, Marguerita
Enfield	Holton, Patrick Joseph
Enfield	Mallon, Niamh Maria
Enfield	McGuinness, Trudy
Enfield	Prendergast, Patrick J.
Kells	Brady, John
Kells	Clarke, Bartholomew
Kells	Eiffe, Daniel
Kells	Gibney, Christopher
Kells	Gormally, Patrick Joseph
Kells	Greene, James
Kells	McCabe, Patrick
Kells	O'Neill, Marie
Kells	O'Reilly, Ciarán
Kells	Reilly, Bryan M.
Kells	Sullivan, John J.
Kilmessan	Swan, Rosemary
Laytown	Campbell, Colin
Laytown	Cassidy, Aidan
Laytown	Colville, Joseph
Laytown	Curran, Greg
Laytown	Darcy, Peter
Laytown	Downey, Peggy
Laytown	Kelly, Thomas
Laytown	Tolan, Sharon
Longwood	Cummins, Patrick G.
Longwood	Murray, Seamus
Moynalty	McCabe, Paul
Navan	Collier, Eamonn
Navan	Corcoran, Laurence
Navan	Crahan, Sean
Navan	Daly, Michael J.
Navan	Donegan, Kevin J.
Navan	Duffy, John
Navan	Ennis, Andrew Anthony
Navan	Fitzpatrick, Daniel J.
Navan	Fogarty, Denis
Navan	Healy, Richard
Navan	Henry, James Joseph
Navan	Kelly, Ross
Navan	Marry, Oliver
Navan	Marry, Paschal
Navan	McCormack, Laurence
Navan	Murphy, Paul
Navan	O'Connor, Thomas
Navan	O'Donoghue, John Patrick
Navan	O'Neill, Patrick
Navan	Quinn, Larry
Nobber	Shankey, John
Oldcastle	Curran, Thomas
Oldcastle	Farrelly, Gerard
Oldcastle	Gibney, John
Oldcastle	Gibney, Thomas
Oldcastle	Hamilton, Thomas
Oldcastle	Haughney, James
Oldcastle	Kellett, Thomas P.
Oldcastle	Masterson, James
Oldcastle	O'Reilly, Edward
Slane	Gough, Hugh
Slane	Macken, Kevin John
Slane	Mitchell, Anthony L.
Slane	O'Brien, Frank
Slane	Rooney, Andrew
Summerhill	Fagan, Shena Rose Anne
Summerhill	Gannon, Patrick John
Summerhill	McKeogh, Michael
Summerhill	Moore, James
Summerhill	O'Neill, Jim
Summerhill	O'Rourke, Dennis
Summerhill	Shannon, Patrick J.
Trim	Anderson, Paul
Trim	Cantwell, Martin Philip
Trim	Cheevers, Mark
Trim	Cheevers, Tara
Trim	Clancy, Liam
Trim	Cleary, Chris
Trim	Gorry, Bríd
Trim	Griffith, Robert Kiernan
Trim	Lenihan, Thomas Michael Patrick Joseph
Trim	McGonagle, Eugene
Trim	McHugh, Thomas Vincent
Trim	Reilly, Terence
Trim	Rispin, Christopher

Commissioners for Oaths are appointed by the Chief Justice and the records of their appointments are held by the Supreme Court Office. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions. In order to be of assistance, I have had enquiries made and a list of Commissioners for Oaths in the Meath area has been provided.

As I have previously outlined in relation to the information provided on Peace Commissioners, while every effort is made to maintain accuracy, I must caution that this list of Commissioners for Oaths is not always up to date in taking account of changes in the personal circumstances of individual Commissioners for Oaths since their appointment. The Supreme Court Office is reliant on the Commissioners of Oaths to inform them of such changes in circumstances. Moreover, I understand that the list provided is very likely to contain the names of Commissioners for Oaths who have passed away. In providing the Deputy with this information, therefore, I would be anxious that the information be handled sensitively and that it would not be a source of upset to family members of a Commissioner of Oaths (or indeed a Peace Commissioner) within the lists who have since passed away. Due to the nature of the Commissioner of Oaths records , some of which are paper based and contained in ledger books while more recently moving to the electronic recording of this information, the Courts Service have advised that there is a small margin of error when creating a list to cover a full county area spanning many decades as this one does.

Commissioners for Oaths in Meath

Names	Names	Names	Names
Mary Farnan	Michael Cooney	Annette Kelly	Vincent O’Reilly
Rachel Ginnity	Frank Dunne	Louis Noonan	Thomas Kelly
Norbert Smith	Michael Weldon	Thomas Noonan	Dermot Morris
Seamus Murphy	James Carolan	Edward Rogers	Thomas Daniel
PJ McKenna	Mary Connell	William F. Dunphy	Paul Brady
James Walsh	Rosemary Daniel	Joseph Murphy	Ambrose Steen
Finian Field	James P Gibney	Andrew Donnelly	Mary O’Malley
Helena Gordon	Timothy McCarthy	Martin Shortt	Patrick Ronald Duff
Margaret O'Rafferty	Oliver Farrell	Desmond Griffin	Noel O'Brien
Peter J Fulham	Mary Smith	Brendan Carley	Oliver Shanley
Sean Clarkin