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WQ.357/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 14th OCTOBER 2024

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 21st OCTOBER 2024

Question

"For each year since 2021, will the Minister provide the three most common causes for cases being brought to the Petty Debts Court, the number of cases for each of these categories, and the total number of cases per year?"

Answer

In 2021, the Petty Debts Court dealt with 2037 cases. 1,373 of these were new cases. In 2022, the Petty Debts Court dealt with 2334 cases. Of these, 1,583 were new cases. In 2023, the Petty Debts Court dealt with 2533 cases. 1,675 of these were new cases.

The Petty Debts Court do not keep statistics on the causes of cases, and it is therefore not possible to provide the other information the Deputy requests.