Part 4 – Fees payable in the Central Office and the Examiner's Office
A. Originating Summons
1. On sealing a plenary summons, special summons, or summary summons (Order 2, Rules 1(2), 1(3) or 2), and filing a copy
Fee: €190.00
Document to be stamped: The filed copy
2. On sealing a concurrent plenary summons, concurrent special summons, or concurrent summary summons (Order 2, Rules 1(2), 1(3) or 2)
Fee: €190.00
Document to be stamped: The filed copy
3. On sealing a summary summons or a concurrent summary summons (Order 2, Rule 1(1))
- Claim does not exceed €100,000.00 → Fee: €150.00
- €100,000.00 < claim ≤ €150,000.00 → Fee: €170.00
- €150,000.00 < claim ≤ €500,000.00 → Fee: €190.00
- €500,000.00 < claim ≤ €1,000,000.00 → Fee: €250.00
- Claim > €1,000,000.00 → Fee: €400.00
Document to be stamped: The filed copy
4. On filing a petition
Fee: €190.00
Document to be stamped: The original petition
5. On any originating ex parte application (excepting habeas corpus), in addition to fee on filing affidavit
Fee: €190.00
Document to be stamped: The affidavit filed in support of the application
6. On sealing any order under Rule 1 or Rule 18 of Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts
Fee: €24.00
Document to be stamped: The original order
7. On sealing a third party notice
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The filed copy
8. On filing any originating notice of motion (in addition to filing an affidavit)
Fee: €190.00
Document to be stamped: The notice
B. Appearances
9. On entering an appearance
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
C. Affidavits, etc.
10. On filing an affidavit
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The affidavit
11. On filing a script annexed to an affidavit of scripts
Fee: €20.00 (not to exceed, for any number of scripts, €150.00)
Document to be stamped: The affidavit of scripts
D. Notices of Motion, etc.
12. On filing a notice of motion
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
13. On every ex parte application or other application to the court otherwise not specifically provided for
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The original notice or ex parte docket
14. On filing a notice other than a notice to which items 12, 15 and 16 relate
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The notice
15. On filing a notice of appeal from the Master
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The notice of appeal
16. On lodging a notice of appeal from the Circuit Court to the High Court
Fee: €130.00
Document to be stamped: The notice of appeal
17(a). Subject to paragraph (b), on filing a notice of motion for entry of proceedings in the Commercial List of the High Court
Fee: €5,000.00
Document to be stamped: The notice
17(b). On filing a notice of motion in the Commercial List of the High Court in proceedings entered prior to 10 April 2012
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The notice
E. Setting Down, etc.
18. On setting down an action for trial
Fee: €250.00
Document to be stamped: The setting down docket
19. On filing or lodging a case stated
Fee: €70.00
Document to be stamped: The case stated
F. Orders
20. On every witness summons (i.e. subpoena ad testificandum or duces tecum)
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The order or court fee card
21. Commission to examine witness or request in lieu of
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The order or court fee card
22. On entering judgment in the Central Office in default of appearance or of pleading (in addition to filing affidavits)
Fee: €85.00
Document to be stamped: The judgment
G. Certificates, etc.
23. On a certificate of pleadings or proceedings
Fee: €15.00
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
24. On a certificate under Order 36, Rule 39, of the Rules of the Superior Courts
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
25. On a sale under an order of the Court of any lands/hereditaments, any business (including goodwill), or any chattels, confirmed or approved by order or certificate
Fee: €2.50 for every €100.00 of the price
Note: If after payment the sale is not completed and the property is sold to another purchaser, credit is given for the fee already paid on the abortive sale against the fee payable on the completed sale; no refund is otherwise made.
Document to be stamped: The order or certificate
26. On taking account of moneys received by a person liable to account (or by a liquidator in a winding up) – for every €100.00
Fee: €4.00
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
27. On taking an account of moneys due to any person (other than sums due by a company/society being wound up) – for every €100.00 found
Fee: €2.50
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
28. On an inquiry to ascertain persons interested/entitled (next-of-kin, heir-at-law, etc.)
- General cases → €2.50 per €100.00 of value
- Next-of-kin/heir-at-law where ancestor is parent → €17.00
- Common ancestor is grand-parent → €30.00
- Common ancestor is great-grandparent or more remote → €55.00
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
29. On ascertaining pursuant to an order: (a) outstanding estate of a deceased person; (b) property subject to a trust/mortgage/charge; (c) partnership assets – for every €100.00 of value
Fee: €2.50
Excludes bad/irrecoverable debts; includes sums paid after commencement. Only one fee chargeable for any particular property or moneys under items 26–29 inclusive.
Document to be stamped: The certificate or court fee card
30. On settling a scheme
- Charity management / amount ≤ €1,500.00 → Fee: €75.00
- Any other scheme → Fee: €130.00
Document to be stamped: The scheme
31. On signing/settling/approving any advertisement or broadcast authority for persons entitled to share in property
- First advertisement/authority for a person → Fee: €80.00
- Subsequent advertisement/authority for same person → Fee: €55.00
- Any other advertisement → Fee: €55.00
Document to be stamped: The posting
32. On the examination of a witness
- Before an officer in office (each hour or part) → Fee: €20.00 and an amount equal to the reasonable expenses of the officer
- By an officer away from office (each day or part) → Fee: €75.00 and an amount equal to the reasonable expenses of the officer
Document to be stamped: The order of appointment
33. On every application for an endorsement of a certificate for registration of a judgment mortgage in the Property Registration Authority
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The certificate
H. Searches and Inspections
34. On an application to inspect any document filed or deposited in the Central Office more than three years before such application (unless otherwise provided)
Fee: €15.00 (charged whether or not a copy is bespoken)
Document to be stamped: The search docket
35. On a memorandum for the registration of a decree/judgment
- District Court decree → Fee: €25.00
- Circuit Court judgment → Fee: €25.00
- High Court judgment → Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
36. On a memorandum for the re-entry of a judgment, decree, order or rule (Judgments (Ireland) Act 1844)
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
37. On a memorandum for the registration of a lis pendens pursuant to the said Act
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
38. On a memorandum for the re-entry of a lis pendens pursuant to the said Act
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
39. On a requisition for liberty to search pursuant to the said Act (per person searched)
Fee: €25.00 (not charged if a requisition for an official search is lodged)
Document to be stamped: The search docket
40. On a memorandum for registration of the satisfaction or vacate of any judgment, bond or recognizance, decree, rule or order, or for the re-docketing of any bonds or recognizances (Land Transfer (Ireland) Act 1848)
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
41. On a requisition for a search for pre-15 July 1850 judgments/revivals/decrees/rules/orders/lites pendentes/recognizances/bonds/judgments/statutes/inquisitions/acceptances
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The requisition
42. On a requisition for a search for judgments, revivals, decrees, rules, orders, lites pendentes, and civil bill decrees for poor rates registered or re-registered against any person, and for recognizances and bonds, judgments, statutes, inquisitions and acceptances of office registered or re-registered against the same person
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The requisition
43. On a requisition for a duplicate of a search (Judgments Registry (Ireland) Act 1871)
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The requisition
44. On a memorandum of vacate of a lis pendens
Fee: €25.00
Document to be stamped: The memorandum
I. Bills of Sale
45. On filing a bill of sale
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The filed copy
46. For a search in the bills of sale index
Fee: €25.00 (charged whether or not a copy is bespoken)
Document to be stamped: The search docket
47. For inspecting any bill of sale
Fee: €10.00 (charged whether or not a copy is bespoken)
Document to be stamped: The search docket
J. Bonds, etc.
48. On filing any recognizance or bond in the Central Office and giving a certificate thereof
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The recognizance or bond
K. Powers of Attorney
49. On depositing a power of attorney in the Central Office pursuant to the Conveyancing Act 1881
Fee: €20.00
Document to be stamped: The power of attorney
50. For a search for a power of attorney so deposited, and for inspecting the same and the affidavit or other documents deposited therewith
Fee: €25.00 (charged whether or not a copy is bespoken)
Document to be stamped: The search docket
L. Enrolment
51. On enrolling any deed or document – for each 10 folios or part of 10 folios
Fee: €60.00
Document to be stamped: The deed or document
