The Gazette 1985

APRIL 1985

GAZETTE

Land Registry: Copy Folios

Medico-Legal Society of Ireland

The following extract is from the Dáil Debates of 9 May, 1985, and will be of interest to members. Mr. F. Fahey asked the Minister for Justice if he accepts that it is now taking eight to ten weeks to obtain copy folios from the Land Registry, especially in the case of a folio with a file map; and if he will indicate the action he proposes to take to improve the service being provided by the Land Registry. Minister for Justice (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East): On the basis of the most recently available statistics, copy folios, including copy folios with filed plan attached, are being issued by the Land Registry within an average of eight working days, which does not take into account time taken in transmission through the post both ways. However, there can be significant differences in the time it takes to supply a copy document. The main reason is that in about 50 per cent of cases, provision of a copy of a Land Registry map entails substantial preliminary work that includes the reconstruction of an existing map (which apart from being on an old six inch scale can at times be in very poor condition). The reconstruction is usually to the latest 25 inch ordnance survey standard. The average monthly output of copy documents in the Land Registry during the first quarter of 1985 was 7,909. The total arrears of applications on 31 March, 1985 was 1,992. From these statistics it can be seen that there are in general no significant delays in the Registry in the issue of copy documents. •

The following persons were elected as officers and members of the Council for the year 1985-1986 at the recent Annual General Meeting of the Medico-Legal Society of Ireland. Patron:- Professor P.D.J. Holland, a past President of the Royal College of Physicians. President:- Dr. Sarah Rogers, F.R.C.P.I., Consultant Dermathologist to Hume Street and St. Vincent's Hospitals. Immediate Past President:- Miss Carmel Killeen, Solicitor. Vice Presidents:- Mr. Brian Murphy, Solicitor. Mr. Leslie Kearon, Solicitor. Hon. Secretary:- Mr. Eamonn Hall, Solicitor. Hon. Treasurer:- Miss Cliona M. O'Tuama, Solicitor. Hon. Auditor:- Miss Mary McMurrough Murphy, B.L. Medical:- Dr. Robert Towers, Mr. A. Browne, Dr. Liam Daly, Dr. Declan Gilsenan, Dr. J. Harbison, Dr. Seamus Ryan, Dr. Anne Clancy. Legal:- District Justice Cassidy, Mr. Denis Greene, Solicitor, Mr. Raymond Downey, Solicitor, Miss Thelma King, Solicitor, Mr. Brendan Garvan, Solicitor. Forensic Scientists: Dr. Sheila Willis. • B , Safeguard | Business "Sf Systems SAFEGUARD SYSTEMS IRELAND LTD.

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