John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that the Probate Office is not responding to calls from the public or from solicitors; the reason that the office does not return calls that are made to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24794/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Management of the courts, operational matters and logistical functions are the responsibility of the judiciary and Courts Service, which are independent in exercising their functions under the Courts Service Act 1998 and given the separation of powers in the Constitution. The Courts Service has a dedicated email address for the provision of information to members of the Houses of the Oireachtas at: oireachtasenquiries@courts.ie.

The Probate Office is an Office of the High Court. Therefore, I have referred your question to the Courts Service for their direct reply.