Written Answers. - Legal Aid Centres.
Pat Carey
Question:
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Mr. P. Carey
asked the
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
the locations of the centres funded by the Legal Aid Board on a long-term basis; the locations where centres are grant-aided to operate on a part-time basis; the budget of the Legal Aid Board for each of the years from 1996 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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The Legal Aid Board provides services for applicants for legal aid and legal advice from 30 full-time and 14 part-time law centres throughout the State. Details of the location of each law centre, and times of opening are contained in the tabular statement which I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.
Income to the Legal Aid Board is comprised of a grant-in-aid, which is paid by my Department, and other funds which are derived in the main from client contributions and costs recovered by the board, whether as a result of court proceedings or a settlement reached out of court. The grant-in-aid to the Legal Aid Board was £6.5 million, £8.319 million and £9.615 million in each of the years 1996 to 1998, respectively. Other income in those years amounted to £395,000, £495,000 and £341,000, respectively. The latter figure is an estimate.
Schedule of Law Centres operated by the Legal Aid Board.
(a) Full-Time Law Centres
(All full-time law centres are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.)
Dublin
45 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.
47 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2.
44/49 Main Street, Finglas, Dublin 11.
9 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1.
Village Green, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Tower Centre, Clondalkin Village, Dublin 22.
Units 6-8, Blanchardstown Business Centre, Clonsilla Road, Dublin 15.
Cavan
The Newcourt Shopping Centre, Church Street, Cavan.
Clare
Unit 6A, Merchants Square, Ennis, County Clare.
Cork
North Quay House, Pope's Quay, Cork.
1A South Mall, Cork.
Donegal
Houston House, Main Street, Letterkenny, County Donegal.
Galway
5 Mary Street, Galway.
Kerry
6 High Street, Tralee, County Kerry.
Kildare
Canning Place, Newbridge, County Kildare.
Kilkenny
Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny.
Laois
Unit 6A, Bridge Street, Portlaoise, County Laois.
Limerick
Lock Quay, Limerick.
Longford
Credit Union Courtyard, 50A Main Street, Longford.
Louth
The Laurels, Dundalk, County Louth.
Mayo
Humbert Mall, Main Street, Castlebar, County Mayo.
Meath
Kennedy Road, Navan, County Meath.
Monaghan
Alma House, The Diamond, Monaghan.
Offaly
Harbour Street, Tullamore, County Offaly.
Sligo
1 Teeling Street, Sligo.
Tipperary
19 Pearse Street, Nenagh, County Tipperary.
Waterford
5 Catherine Street, Waterford.
Westmeath
Northgate Street, Athlone, County Westmeath.
Wexford
Unit 8, Redmond Square, Wexford.
Wicklow
Bridge Street, Wicklow.
(b) Part-Time Law Centres
(It is necessary to make an appointment in advance by telephone, for the part-time law centres.)
Carlow
St. Catherine's Social Services Centre,
St. Joseph's Road, Carlow.
Telephone (0503) 31354
(Open: First and Third Friday of every month.)
Clare
Kilrush Community Centre,
Toler Street, Kilrush.
Telephone (065) 21929.
(Open: Fourth Wednesday of every month.)
Cork
Health Centre, O'Brien Street, Mallow.
Telephone (022) 21484/(021) 551686.
(Open: Fourth Monday of every month.)
Donegal
The Courthouse,
Donegal Town.
Telephone: (074) 26177.
(Open: First Friday of every month.)
Dublin
Balbriggan Clubs Community Centre,
Dublin Street,
Balbriggan.
Telephone (01) 8745440.
(Open: Third Tuesday of every month.)
Kerry
Killarney Community Services,
57 High Street, Killarney.
Telephone (066) 26900.
(Open: Every Friday morning.)
Leitrim
North-Western Health Board,
Leitrim Road,
Carrick-on-Shannon.
Telephone (043) 47590.
(Open: First Wednesday of every month.)
Louth
Drogheda Community Services Centre,
Fair Street,
Drogheda.
Telephone (041) 36084/33490.
(Open: First and Second Tuesday of every month.)
Mayo
Ballina Community Centre,
Teeling Street,
Ballina.
Telephone (094) 24334.
(Open: First Monday of every month.)
Health Centre,
Knock Road,
Ballyhaunis.
Telephone (091) 561650.
(Open: Fourth Tuesday of every month.)
Roscommon
Boyle. Working from Sligo Law Centre on a temporary basis.
Telephone (071) 61670.
(Open: First Monday of every month.)
Tipperary
Thurles Community Social Services,
Rossa Street,
Thurles.
Telephone (067) 34181.
(Open: Second Tuesday of every month.)
Citizen Information Centre,
14 Wellington Street,
Clonmel.
Telephone (052) 22267.
(Open: First, Second and Third Monday of every month.)
Westmeath
Enterprise Centre,
Bishopgate Street,
Mullingar.
Telephone (0902) 72160.
(Open: Last Friday of every month.)
