Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the €2,000 threshold for claims in the small claims court was set; and his plans to increase this threshold. [37350/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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S.I. No. 519 of 2009, District Court (Small Claims) Rules 2009, sets out the upper ceiling of €2,000 for small claims and came into operation on 11 January 2010. The monetary limit for small claims is fixed by Rules of Court with concurrence by myself as Minister for Justice and Equality. Any amendment to Rules of Court is a matter for the relevant Court Rules Committee.

The Deputy may be aware that Regulation (EU) 2015/2421 of the European Parliament and of the Council provides that a claim with a value not exceeding €5,000 can be made under the European Small Claims Procedure. The EU Regulation applies to cross-border cases only and has applied since 14 July 2017.