Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court messengers appointed in the counties of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare; the names and dates of their appointments and the salaries paid to them in the current year. [50593/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. The County Registrar is supported in the execution of the function of Sheriff by court messengers who are members of staff of the Courts Service.

However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have made enquiries and the Courts Service informs me there is one court messenger in Meath who was appointed on 7 December 1988, one court messenger in Wicklow who was appointed on 16 July 1984 and one court messenger in Kildare who was appointed on 6 September 1982. The salary scale for the grade is €21,620 to €32,220. The Courts Service has advised that in compliance with data protection legislation the names of the individual officers are not being provided. There are no court messengers in Dublin as the Sheriff's function in Dublin is not within the responsibility of the County Registrar for Dublin or the Courts Service. The Dublin City and Dublin County Sheriffs are solely responsible for managing the staffing levels and staff functions of their offices.