Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 696: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of District Court sittings that were held at Swords and Balbriggan District Courts, County Dublin in each of 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; the number of cases dealt with in each of the District Courts; and the amount spent on refurbishments on each of the District Courts in each of the years to date. [23923/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The management and administration of the courts, including responsibility for maintaining and publishing court statistics, is a matter for the Courts Service. To be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had inquiries made. The Courts Service has provided the following information in relation to Swords and Balbriggan District Courts, both of which are administered by the Swords District Court Office:

Number of Sittings in 2010 and 2011

Corresponding figures for 2008 and 2009 are not readily available.

Total amount of court business transacted in Swords/Balbriggan District Courts from 2008 to 2011

In addition to the above, a breakdown of criminal cases dealt with for each District Court is available details of which are provided in the following table:

Breakdown of Criminal Cases in Swords and Balbriggan District Courts from 2008 to 2011

Balbriggan and Swords courthouses have not been refurbished. Expenditure on maintenance from 2008 to date was €16,102.48 in respect of Swords and €7,152.92 in respect of Balbriggan.