Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the Courts Service and the forthcoming referendum on the establishment of a court of civil appeal and the family law court. Will the referendum be held on the same date as the referendum on the abolition of the Seanad?

In that context, has the Department assessed the impact that this measure, presuming the referendum is passed, and the passing of the Courts Bill 2013, which proposes to amend the monetary limits that apply to the High Court and the Circuit Court, would have on the workload of the Circuit Court when cases are considered by it rather than the High Court? Will these changes have an impact on the overall budget of the Courts Service? In other words, will the Circuit Court be adequately resourced? Will it have enough capacity to deal with the increased caseload that will inevitably fall to it?

I would like to ask about the 91 staff of the Insolvency Service of Ireland. Were they transferred to the service from different parts of the civil and public service? What is the estimated date on which the insolvency service will go live? The Minister mentioned that he is signing the personal insolvency practitioners regulation later this week.

My final question also relates to the Courts Service. The fines collection rate is hovering between 70% and 80%. Does the Minister have any proposals in that regard? Has he considered the deduction of fines at source?