asked the Minister for Justice the number of Fit Person Orders under the Childrens Act, 1908, as amended, made by the District Courts in each year 1970 to 1979 inclusive outside the Dublin Metropolitan District Court Area and by the Dublin Metropolitan Children's Court.
Written Answers. - Children's Act.
323.
The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the number of fit person orders made outside the Dublin Metropolitan District is not readily ascertainable from the records maintained in provincial District Court offices. The abstraction of the information would involve a disproportionate expenditure of time.
The number of fit person orders made by the Dublin Metropolitan Children's Court in each of the years 1970 to 1979, inclusive, was follows:
Year |
Number of Fit Person Orders made |
1970 |
nil |
1971 |
nil |
1972 |
1 |
1973 |
9 |
1974 |
6 |
1975 |
7 |
1976 |
34 |
1977 |
20 |
1978 |
18 |
1979 |
43 |