Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of repossession orders for principal dwelling houses granted in County Cork and the number of these before the courts for the city and the county in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14522/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made with the Courts Service and the table below sets out the position regarding civil bills and orders for possession in Cork from 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2016.

The Courts Service has advised that it is not in a position to provide a breakdown as to the location of a property within a county. It should be noted that orders for possession do not necessarily equate with repossessions as it is up to the person or company who obtained the order for possession to pursue its execution.

Note:

- The Courts Service with effect from 1 January 2014 introduced a revised procedure for the compilation of statistical data in relation to possession Civil Bills. The system was further enhanced with effect from 1 September 2014. From January to August 2014 cases were categorised as being "Residential" or "Non-residential". From September 2014 the categorisation changed to "Primary Home", "Buy to Let" or "Other/Unknown." The Courts Service has included figures for Residential for January to August 2014 and for "Primary Home" thereafter.

- The table also provides data in respect of the number of possession civil bills lodged in respect of primary homes since 1 September 2014. It should also be noted that it is not always possible to determine from the possession civil bill lodged whether the proceedings relate to a Primary Home, Buy to Let or other type.