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GAZETTE JULY/AUGUST 1990
and Registry of Deeds. He visited
the registry o f f i ces on t wo
occasions and had discussions
with the management and staff
with a view to gaining a first-hand
understanding of the office and the
problems being experienced there.
While the review was not yet
completed, the Minister stated that
he had taken some steps which he
hoped would bring about some
definite improvements in the
service. Firstly, the Government had
agreed to provide money in 1990
for an additional 35 staff, 13 of
whom had already been recruited
and had taken up duty, and every
effort was being made to have the
remaining staff recruited as quickly
as possible. As a short term
measure, because the Minister
stated he was very conscious of
the backlog of work currently in the
Land Registry, some senior staff
had been diverted from other work
to help deal with cases where the
worst delays were occurring. These
measures, together w i t h the
appointment of additional staff,
should make a substantial impact
on the arrears according to the
Minister.
The Minister stated that he was
pleased to inform the House that
the Government had acceded to his
request for a greater investment in
computerisation, a matter which
was highlighted by Deputy D.
Spring. In 1990 in this area of
computerisation alone there would
be an increase in expenditure in the
order of 32 per cent over 1989. A
programme of computerisation of
the abstracts in the Registry of
Deeds would start this year and
when completed this system would
provide for immediate access and
fast, accurate search facilities. The
computerisation programme in the
Registry which was already under
way would be extended consider-
ably over the comi ng years
according to the Minister. On the
matter of computerisation, the
Minister was considering a number
of alternatives to the computerisa-
tion that was being carried out
within the Registry.
The Minister stated that he had
held discussions with the newly
appointed Registrar during which
he expressed his concern about the
delays being experienced in dealing
with the Land Registry and Registry
of Deeds. The Minister asked for an
assessment of the additional steps
that needed to be taken to relieve
the arrears situation and to provide
an efficient and speedy service to
the Registry. The Minister stated
that he was expecting that res-
ponse very shortly from " t he new
lady Registrar". The Minister
assured the House, subject to
adequate finance being provided
for which he would fight very
hard as Minister for Justice, that
he would do everything he pos-
sibly could to improve the
unacceptable level of delays in the
Land Registry. •
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