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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
South Mayo residents face a longer wait for their day out in court
PEOPLE summonsed to appear before the district court in Co Mayo have to wait longer if they live in the southern half of the county, writes Marian Harrison.
According to the Courts Service report for 2009, criminal cases are heard in courts under the jurisdiction of Ballina District Court Office within 10 to 12 weeks once the summons application is received.
However, it will take at least 12 weeks for the same case to be given a hearing date in the Castlebar area.
The Ballina office covers courts in Belmullet, Swinford and Ballina while the centre in Castlebar looks after district courts in Kiltimagh, Ballyhaunis, Ballinrobe, Claremorris and Castlebar.
The waiting time in Mayo is on a par with other counties around the country. There is a 12 to 15 week wait in Roscommon and a 12-week wait in counties Sligo and Galway.
Civil applications can take six to eight weeks to be dealt with in Mayo’s district courts, while domestic violence applications are usually heard at the next sitting. Maintenance hearings can take anything between four and six weeks to come before the courts.
When it comes to Circuit Court sittings in Co Mayo, people can be waiting anywhere between three to six months once their case is returned for trial.
In general, the economic crisis has increased the workloads of the courts with a 40 per cent hike since 2006. It has lead to a surge in bankruptcies, company closures and repossessions.
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