Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons called to serve for jury service in the past five years to date; the number of persons that were excused from jury service for the rest of their lives for the same time period; and the number of persons that were called to jury service but were subsequently excused from serving due to conflicts of interest, general unsuitability and who were known to defendants over the same time period. [7294/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service, which is independent in exercising its functions.

However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has provided the following details in relation to the number of jury summonses issued in the past five years.

Table: The Number of Jury Summonses Issued 2017 – 2021

I am informed that the Courts Service are unable to provide information on the number of persons excused from jury service for the rest of their lives as this is not recorded on their system. Similarly the Courts Service are unable to provide information on the number of persons excused for the reasons of conflict of interest, general unsuitability or where the defendant was known to the potential jurors.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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381. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances over the past five years to date that members of a jury have reported to the Courts Service and or gardaí that they had been intimidated and or compromised before and or during a trial; and the number who reported same post-trial to the Courts Service and or gardaí over the same time period. [7295/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.