Circuit Court
Step 3 - Submit Your Claim Notice
You must submit the completed original debt claim form, and a copy of it, to the relevant court office. This is called submitting your claim.
You must pay the appropriate court fee when submitting your original Claim Notice (known as a Civil Bill in the Circuit Court). This court fee can be paid at your local court office (or in Dublin, at the Stamping Office in the Áras Uí Dhálaigh building in the Four Courts complex). You can pay these fees by card or cash.
- For claims up to and including €45,000, the court fee is €90.
- For claims greater than €45,000, up to and including €75,000, the court fee is €130.
When you submit your Claim Notice (and copy) in the court office, it is checked by a member of the Courts Service staff. If the Claim Notice is incorrectly completed, the court office cannot accept it and will return it to you to be corrected. When you have corrected it, you can resubmit the forms to the court office.
Once the Claim Notice is correctly completed and checked, the office will give it a case record number, issue it, and return the form to you. You must then send a copy of your Claim Notice to the respondent. This is called serving the claim (for more information on serving, please see step 4). The court office will keep a copy of the Claim Notice for their records.
Note: It is very important that you keep the original document as you will need it later in the process if you proceed with the claim.