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Minister would then put a proposal
to Government in the matter.
The Minister stated that in the
meantime there was provision in
the 1990 Estimates to allow the
f am i ly me d i a t i on se r v i ce to
continue in operation in its present
form.
Cou rt Fees
Mr. J. Bruton, T.D., asked the
Minister for Justice in the Dail on
April 25, 1990, 387
Dail Debates,
cols. 2 2 6 3 - 2 2 6 4, t he overall
pe r c en t age increase in each
category of court fee in Ireland over
the last 20 years; and the way in
wh i ch this compared w i th the rate
of inflation over the same period.
The Minister for Justice, Mr. Ray
Burke, s t a t ed t h at
b e t we en
February 1970 and February 1990
the consumer price index increased
by 683.5 per cent.
The Minister stated that it was
not possible to make a valid com-
parison for all categories of fees
between 1970 and 1990 because
of changes made over the years in
the constituent elements of court
fees. The following, however were
figures for the more important
items wh i ch could be validly
compared:
1 9 70 1 9 90
%
Fee Category
Fee
Fee
Increase
£
£
District Court
Civil debt
process
1.50 10.00
566
Application for
liquor
licensing
extension
3.00 20.00
566
Circuit Court
Civil bill
process
3.50 25.00
614
Application for
licensing
declaration
11.00 60.00
4 4 5
High Court
Originating
summons
8.00 60.00
6 50
Notice of
motion
0.75 10.00
1233
Setting down
action for
trial
6.00 50.00
7 33
Probate Office
Fee on estate
of
£10,000
24.50 30.00
22
Supreme Court
Notice of
motion of
appeal
7.00 50.00
614
Chief State Solicitor's Office
Mr. J. Bruton T.D. asked the
Taoiseach in the Dail on May 1,
1990, 398
Dail Debates,
col.
27-28, if the review of the staffing
needs of the Chief State Solicitor's
Office referred to by the Taoiseach
in reply to Parliamentary Questions
nos. 2 and 3 of 14 November 1989
was complete; and if there had
been any reduction in the delays in
producing books of evidence since
that date.
The .Taoiseach, Mr. Haughey,
stated that the recruitment of 15
additional solicitors and 13 extra
law clerks to improve the staffing
position in the Office of the Chief
State Solicitor had been approved.
Of these, six solicitors and three
law clerks had taken up duty and
the recruitment of the remainder
was in hand.
Since the assignment of the
additional staff, the Taoiseach
stated there had been a progressive
and substantial reduction in delays
in the production of books of evi-
dence. The Taoiseach stated that
most books of evidence were now
being prepared within the normal
time limits regarded by the courts
as appropriate for that purpose.
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