Office of Public Works

This is a Freedom of Information access request. I refer to the recent presentation at Green Street Court House on the 23 July 2024, and the ‘Sovereign Seal’ with canopy and curtain (Shield) affixed thereto. Link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/courts-service_we-were-delighted-to-welcome-historian-fergus-activity-7221571629431013378-pIYQ/ Please provide a full, accurate and complete list of records, including the date of the record, held by Office of Public Works or under your authority, which showcases the following: Locations of all courthouses and associated courtrooms that have an affixed sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges whether a court is sitting or not. The total number of sovereign seals in all courthouses and associated courtrooms by district or region that have an affixed sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges whether a court is sitting or not. Costs for fitting the sovereign seal for each courthouse and associated courtrooms that have affixed the sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges. A full breakdown of costs for the maintenance, inclusive of cleaning and polishing of the sovereign seal in each courthouse and associated courtrooms that have affixed a sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges. A full schedule of all canopies and curtains whether with gold fringe or not affixed below the sovereign seal for each courthouse and associated courtrooms that have affixed a sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges. A full breakdown of costs for the maintenance of all canopies and curtains (shield) under the sovereign seal in each courthouse and associated courtrooms that have affixed a sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges. A copy of any document showcasing the protocol, practice and procedure relating to the sovereign seal for each courthouse and associated courtrooms that have affixed a sovereign seal above the head and chair of all seated Judges. If any records in the Office of Public Works match the above description, please provide enough information so that we may identify and access each record with certainty. Please also provide the title, author, date, journal, weblink etc. of any document, online or otherwise, held on record by the Office of Public Works or under your authority. By the term, ‘Sovereign Seal’ is to mean the ‘13 String Psalter’ or ’13 String Harp’ exhibiting éire in the form of a plaque, plate or panel, made of brass or other material duly fitted thereto any courthouse or courtroom. If the Office of Public Works defines the ‘Sovereign Seal’ described herein differently in form and substance, that definition is to be supplied also.