Eric J. Byrne
Question:103 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform the ratio of legal aid solicitors to population in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/97]
Written Answers - Legal Aid Service.
Currently there are 81 solicitors serving in the network of 30 full-time law centres operated by the Legal Aid Board. There are full-time law centres in each of 23 counties. Legal services in the remaining three counties, i.e., Carlow, Leitrim and Roscommon, are provided from part-time law centres located at Carlow, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle, which are serviced from the full-time centres at Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo respectively. The ratio of solicitors to population in each of their respective counties is set out in the following tabular statement:
Table.
Ratio of Legal Aid Board solicitors to population in each county.
|
County |
Ratio of solicitors to county population |
Number of solicitors |
|
Dublin |
1:34,086 |
31 |
|
Westmeath |
1:31,618 |
2 |
|
Mayo |
1:55,697 |
2 |
|
Cavan |
1:52,903 |
1 |
|
Cork |
1:46,705 |
9 |
|
Louth |
1:46,081 |
2 |
|
Clare |
1:46,957 |
2 |
|
Galway |
1:47,149 |
4 |
|
Kilkenny |
1:37,577 |
2 |
|
Donegal |
1:43,145 |
3 |
|
Longford |
1:30,138 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
1:55,005 |
3 |
|
Monaghan |
1:51,266 |
1 |
|
Meath |
1:54,685 |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
1:66,654 |
2 |
|
Kildare |
1:134,881 |
1 |
|
Laois |
1:26,799 |
2 |
|
Sligo |
1:55,645 |
1 |
|
Kerry |
1:41,954 |
3 |
|
Offaly |
1:59,080 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
1:47,298 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
1:51,208 |
2 |
|
Wexford |
1:52,157 |
2 |