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To Manage the Courts, Support the Judiciary and Provide a High Quality and Professional Service to All Users of the Courts To manage the courts, support the judiciary and provide a high quality and professional service to all users of the courts. COURTS SERVICE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 1 Contents Foreword by the Chairperson of the Board. 5 Introduction by the Chief Executive Officer . 9 Chapter 1 - Governance. 11 Chapter 2 - Environment . 21 Chapter 3 - Implementing our Mandates . 27 Chapter 4 - Our Staff . 73 Chapter 5 - Court Statistics . 79 Reports of the Rules Committees . 135 Financial Statements. 143 Glossary of Terms . 157 Additional Information . 160 Appendices . 161 I - Census figures . 162 II - Circuit Court statistics: countrywide . 163 III - Circuit Court statistics: family law. 164 IV - Circuit Court statistics: average waiting times . 165 V - District Court statistics: average waiting times . 166 COURTS SERVICE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 3 John L. Murray foreword Chief Justice of Ireland by the Chairperson of the Board This is the fifth Annual Report of the Courts Service which, in reviewing its strategies and activities for the year 2004, demonstrates the exceptional progress which has been made in modernising the administration and functioning of the Courts system over the relatively short time span since its establishment. In addition to the Four Courts Courts Service to adopt effective The following are just some of the complex, which is the primary seat and innovative strategies to meet matters which are indicative of of the administration of justice in the resulting demands on it. It is in developments during that year: Ireland, the Courts Service also this context that the Annual Innovations in the areas of exercises administrative Report reviews the functioning of Information Technology responsibility for some 180 the Courts Service during the year featured strongly in 2004. A courthouses and court venues 2004 and in particular identifies Criminal Case Management throughout the country. More the strategies which were adopted System was installed and important there are some 1,030 to meet both the existing and new became operational across staff of the Courts Service daily demands on its role and functions. the country. This involved 41 engaged in providing a vast array As the Report discloses, a great separate offices. We now of services and administrative deal of success has been achieved have an integrated electronic support to the judiciary, the public with these strategies and it would record in respect of 95% of and other court users. be remiss of me not to identify the all criminal cases nationwide reason for those successes as The constant evolution in our – these cases being tracked being the willingness of the staff social and economic environments during their full lifecycle. This of the Courts Service, at all levels, has resulted in continuous growth new system involved the not only to accept and implement, in the range and nature of the introduction of a major on a day-to-day basis, new ideas services which the Courts Service business change programme and new practices but also to is required to provide. For similar and the training of 300 staff. initiate much of those innovations reasons not only has the volume It was completed within 6 from within the Courts Service of cases coming before the courts months. itself. augmented greatly but their New court buildings around range, diversity and complexity the country have been the continues to increase. These most public manifestation of developments have required the the dynamic nature of the COURTS SERVICE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 5 Foreword Courts Service in the past five striving to meet court users catered for 4,303 pupils and years. Last year two major needs we have also 291 teachers from 148 refurbishments were appointed Customer Service schools and colleges in tours completed in Castlebar and Liaison Officers. of the Four Courts during Ennis – both are now 2004. Administrative changes and modern and accommodating improved physical facilities During 2004 a major friendly places in which to also impacted greatly on the examination of the conduct legal business. They work of the courts. The procedures which apply to take their place amongst an provision of a new County the collection of statistics in increasingly impressive stock Registrar’s court in Dublin all courts was undertaken. of top class court buildings. enabled the equivalent of an The exercises ensured that The area of Court Funds was extra sitting day per week to appropriate measurement afforded a high priority become a reality for the criteria had been identified to throughout the year. Having Circuit Court. This has also (a) capture all business appointed fund managers in allowed for time for District conducted by the relevant 2003 we transferred 70% of Court Appeals. offices and (b) accurately the total funds into reflect case volumes and case Our mandate to provide investment vehicles disposal. The implementation information to the public saw established to meet the of the fruits of this an expansion of the specific requirements of the examination, combined with catalogue of leaflets and beneficiaries of Court Funds. an electronic reporting brochures available. At the end of the year Û515 facility, in the next 12 months Explanatory leaflets were million of these monies had will facilitate better produced in relation to the been invested in the new management of resources Small Claims procedure, the investment vehicles. and time as well as Probate office, and the office improving the quality of In relation to Customer of the General Solicitor for information available Service, 2004 was a minors and wards of court. generally on the functioning productive year. In July we The numbers of publications of the courts system. hosted a Customer Service in Irish were increased and Forum and conducted a included our Annual Report, I refer to the above examples as survey of those who use our Freedom of Information highlighting the range of the work court offices. In August we manual, Customer Charter and the services provided by the published our Customer and guides to individual Service and as an introduction to Service Charter – a statement courthouses. Visits to our the array of progress charted of the standards of service website www.courts.ie throughout this Report. court users can expect when continued to increase with The role of administering justice in dealing with the Courts almost 600,000 hits during our courts is conferred on judges Service. In this spirit of the year. The Service also appointed under the Constitution. 6 COURTS SERVICE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Foreword The judiciary have introduced and I wish to thank the Board of the The extent of the work and the adopted in recent times Service, my judicial colleagues, our skills which have to be deployed in continuous improvements and C.E.O. Mr P.J. Fitzpatrick and his order to produce an Annual changes in practice and staff, and as well as members of Report as all embracing as this one procedures, and in particular case the legal community for their work cannot be overstated. On behalf management techniques, to meet and support in the past year. of the Board I would like to thank the increasing demands being all those involved in the I would also like to acknowledge made on the courts as well as to compilation and presentation of the continued support of the permit the more efficient hearing this Report. Government in particular the and disposal of cases. These Minister for Justice, Equality and innovations have been achieved in Law Reform and the staff of his tandem and cooperation with the Department. Knowing that the Courts Service. I am aware my support and resources exist which colleagues in the judiciary greatly are necessary for our work to appreciate the tremendous John L. Murray succeed makes it possible to plan support which the work of the confidently for the future. In this Chief Justice of Ireland Courts Service has provided to the regard we acknowledge also the and Chairperson of the administration of justice. assistance also given by the Courts Service Board The Courts Service can now Minister for Finance and his respond to demands for improved Department in furthering our services quickly, anticipate such plans for a 22 courtroom Criminal demands for the future and Court Complex for Dublin. creatively refurbish not only our This Report does more than just buildings but also our approach to chart our ongoing efforts and meeting new challenges which chronicling our progress. It constantly change. Our task is also contains much detail by way of aided by the wider legal statistics relating to the courts. community. The legal professions, These statistics show that our other justice agencies and the courts are busier than ever and other state and voluntary agencies face an ever increasing diversity of with whom we interact have work. The same statistics will be of created a sense of partnership in great assistance to those who advising and aiding the Courts study our legal system and those Service. who report on it to the public. COURTS SERVICE | ANNUAL REPORT 2004 7 P.J. Fitzpatrick Chief Executive Officer introduction by the Chief Executive Officer This is the fifth occasion on which I have had the pleasure to introduce the Annual Report of the Courts Service. The Service operates within a there has been an increase of 37% However the court remains legislative framework which in the number of judicial review extremely busy and dealt with a contains the statutory mandates: cases (excluding asylum cases) total of 550,000 matters during to manage the courts, support the initiated which now totals 1,205. the year handing down almost judiciary, provide information to Asylum judicial review cases 18,000 prison sentences, 90,000 the public, provide, manage and totalled 1,381 last year.
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