David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 709: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judgments made by the Master of the High Court in 2009; the number of these which were subsequently reviewed by the High Court; and the number of judgments varied following such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24191/11]

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 enquiries made. The Courts Service has informed me that in 2009 the Master of the High Court made 663 orders giving liberty to enter judgment. The Courts Service has further advised that statistics are not maintained in such a way as to provide details of the number of such cases that subsequently proceeded to judgment, or were reviewed and varied by the High Court. This information could only be obtained by an examination of each individual case which would require a disproportionate amount of staff time that cannot be justified in current circumstances.