Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of proceedings outstanding in the Circuit Court for repossession of family homes by the year in which they were initiated; the number listed for hearing; the number that are adjourned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23433/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is 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, which include the provision of information on the courts system.

However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that court statistics and information are not compiled in such a way as to provide the detail sought by the Deputy. In order to provide the information sought it would involve a trawl of documentation for each court and require a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources to collate the data requested. 

However, the Courts Service has advised that it would be in position to provide figures in relation to the number of proceedings lodged; the number of proceedings dealt with; and the number of adjournments granted for any timeframe that the Deputy might request, although please note that the figures for 2018 are not yet available.