Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his comments to the Oireachtas committee on 4 June 2008 regarding the feasibility in law of assigning county registrars cases from colleagues with high case loads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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On foot of an amendment made by the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008, section 9 of the Courts and Courts Officers Act 1945 now enables a County Registrar to act as County Registrar in another county and exercise powers concurrently with their being exercised by the other County Registrar. Since this provision was implemented on 1 August 2008, the Courts Service has authorised a number of County Registrars in the counties surrounding Dublin to assist the Dublin County Registrar with the additional workload involved in family law case progression.