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General powers of President of the District Court.
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36.—(1) For ensuring the prompt and efficient discharge of the business of the District Court in the several districts thereof, the President of the District Court shall have and exercise the powers conferred on him by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section.
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(2) (a) Where it appears to the President of the District Court that the conduct of a justice of the District Court is prejudicial to the prompt and efficient discharge of the business of that Court, he shall investigate the matter and may report the result of the investigation to the Minister.
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(b) In the course of an investigation under this subsection, the President shall consult the justice concerned.
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(3) (a) The President of the District Court may convene meetings of the justices of the District Court for the purpose of discussing matters relating to the discharge of the business of that Court, including, in particular, such matters as the avoidance of undue divergences in the exercise by the justices of the jurisdiction of that Court and the general level of fines and other penalties.
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(b) Such meetings shall not be convened more frequently than twice in one year.
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(c) Every justice shall attend at every such meeting unless unable to do so owing to illness or any other unavoidable cause and, where a justice is unable to attend such a meeting, he shall as soon as may be inform the President of the reason therefor.
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(4) The President of the District Court may, whenever he thinks fit, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to the following matters:
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(a) the number of justices of the District Court to be assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan District;
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(b) the places for holding the District Court in or for any district court area; and
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(c) the days and hours for holding the District Court in or for any district court area other than the area for the time being comprising the Dublin Metropolitan District.
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