court backlog and waiting lists

Bemused100

Anyone have an idea how long the waiting times are for the district court...arklow and gorey in particular...is there a backlog ?

nuac

Bemused100 wrote: »

Anyone have an idea how long the waiting times are for the district court...arklow and gorey in particular...is there a backlog ?

Comsidering the volume and variety of cases dealt with the District is probably the most efficient court system.

You could check your local office re a specific court.

Many listings are also on the Court Services page

Claw Hammer

nuac wrote: »

Comsidering the volume and variet of cases dealt with the District is probably the most efficient court around.

You could check your local office re a specific course.

Many listings are also on the Court Services page

The District Court is reasonably efficient in dealing with criminal business but the civil end is a disgrace.

Bemused100

Claw Hammer wrote: »

The District Court is reasonably efficient in dealing with criminal business but the civil end is a disgrace.

Say for motor offences which is criminal business........this is feb so what date cases are they hearing now approx (as in when the offence occurred)

nuac

Claw Hammer wrote: »

The District Court is reasonably efficient in dealing with criminal business but the civil end is a disgrace.

I don't agree as regards Mayo.

Contested Civil cases are assigned to a the next civil list. Heavier cases can have an agreed date.

On those date court expects case to be dealt with.

Claw Hammer

nuac wrote: »

I don't agree as regards Mayo.

Contested Civil cases are assigned to a the next civil list. Heavier cases can have an agreed date.

On those date court expects case to be dealt with.

I have the experience of being listed three times to have a civil case heard. Tis involves two full days of hanging around uselessly in a situation where only scale fees can be recovered for a case that only took 1.5 hours to hear. The calibre of a lot of the judges is poor also.

conorh91

Civil cases in the District Court are dealt with promptly as far as I am aware. Certainly in Dublin. I would imagine the criminal side is slower-moving in every District Court area in Ireland.

The whole point of summary justice is that it's supposed to be prompt. Long delays defeat the whole purpose. I think they do a pretty good job of managing waiting times, especially since more of those court venues were closed in rural Ireland.

Bemused100

conorh91 wrote: »

Civil cases in the District Court are dealt with promptly as far as I am aware. Certainly in Dublin. I would imagine the criminal side is slower-moving in every District Court area in Ireland.

The whole point of summary justice is that it's supposed to be prompt. Long delays defeat the whole purpose. I think they do a pretty good job of managing waiting times, especially since more of those court venues were closed in rural Ireland.

If you knew you were going to be summoned for a motor offence that occurred in Feb....when can you expect the summons and when could you expect to be in court ?

conorh91

Bemused100 wrote: »

If you knew you were going to be summoned for a motor offence that occurred in Feb....when can you expect the summons and when could you expect to be in court ?

Depends on the workload of the prosecuting Garda. He might wait 6 months before making a summons application. After the District Court Clerk first receives the application, you might be talking in the order of 3 months for hearing (in the Dublin District Court anyway).

Bemused100

conorh91 wrote: »

Depends on the workload of the prosecuting Garda. He might wait 6 months before making a summons application. After the District Court Clerk first receives the application, you might be talking in the order of 3 months for hearing (in the Dublin District Court anyway).

Prob longer to be heard in county district courts

conorh91

I don't think the variation is significant. Any solicitors on the forum would be best-placed to comment on this.

But really the big chunk of the waiting time depends on the Garda dealing with your summons, there is considerable discretion there.

moby2101

Quick question, slightly off topic. My sister's car was impounded over 7 months ago, NCT was out of date. She now lives in France, there has been no correspondence summons etc to her apt or parents home.
I was. Under the impression that a summons would be enacted within 6 months of the offence
From the Citizens Inf website..
"Summary offences
In the case of a summary offence (an offence tried in the District Court before a judge without a jury) the Gardaí must make a complaint to the District Court within six months of the offence being committed. These offences include most Road Traffic Offences like speeding, illegal parking and fixed charge notice offences"

From reading the posts above I take it this may not be the case?
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