Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 March 2014
152. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide all fee rate tables from the computer systems that calculate the amount payable to a senior counsel, junior counsel or solicitor in the Circuit Court and Central Criminal Court for the period 1996 to 2014 under the criminal legal aid scheme; the information provided to include the fee type, amount, and the dates that each rate applied. [14606/14]
View answerAs provided for by the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) (Amendment) Regulations 1976, fees paid to counsel acting in the Circuit and higher courts for defendants who have been granted free legal aid are paid on a parity basis with the fees payable to prosecution counsel as set by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). I wish to advise the Deputy that I am informed by the Financial Shared Services of my Department that unfortunately its computer system is not programmed in such a way as to produce fee rate tables as requested.
