New Platform Allows People Summoned For Jury Duty To Answer Online

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A successful pilot in some counties in the country has lad to the initiative being launched nationwide.

People in the midlands summoned to jury duty can now answer online.

The digital platform allows people to answer their summons, to follow the status of their reply and to catch real time updates on any changes to their jury service details.

A pilot version has been trialed in Kilkenny, Mayo, Tipperary and Waterford, and its success has lad the Court Services to launch the initiative nationwide.

Courts Service CEO Angela Denning said:

"To-date, within the four pilot counties, approximately 30% of people who responded to their Jury Summons did so using the new, online platform. This is higher than other systems internationally, and very high for a pilot scheme.

Encouragingly, feedback received from those who used the new platform has been positive.

The addition to our current paper-based system of a new, alternative digital platform is about offering people different options when responding to the jury summons.

Providing user-friendly options for people to engage with our services is at the heart of the Courts Service Modernisation Programme. Our Modernisation programme aims to realise our Strategic Vision 2030 to support access to justice in a modern, digital Ireland.

The Courts Service has also launched a video to help users navigate the platform.

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