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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Jan 1983

Vol. 339 No. 4

Written Answers. - Free Legal Aid Scheme.

961.

asked the Minister for Justice the amount of fees paid to (a) solicitors and (b) barristers under the free legal aid scheme for criminal cases in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Limerick East): Records of the fees paid to individual solicitors and barristers under the criminal legal aid scheme are kept on a tax-year basis in my Department and the relevant amounts for the period 1977 to 1982 are as follows:

Tax year ended 31st March

Amount of fees paid to

(a) Solicitors

(b) Barristers

£

£

1977

78,300

17,700

1978

158,800

106,900

1979

318,000

192,300

1980

391,200

214,900

1981

530,000

228,600

1982

591,700

233,500

(figures rounded to the nearest £100).

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