Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the average cost of judicial reviews for decisions made in District and Circuit Courts; the number of such judicial reviews undertaken in 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will list the judges against whom decisions have been fought. [20516/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Courts Service that statistics on Judicial review applications and orders are not compiled on the basis of the respondent details. However, the table below sets out details of Judicial reviews generally (excluding asylum related matters) for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to date. A more detailed breakdown is available in the annual reports of the Courts Service.

Costs in the case of Judicial reviews are spread across a wide range of public bodies including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Government Departments and State agencies. The costs obviously vary depending on the nature of the particular case. Since the information required by the Deputy is not readily available it would require a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources across many organisations to compile the information.