I requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Legal Aid Board and they have provided the information in the following tables:
County
|
Location
|
Admin Staff
|
Paralegal
|
Solicitor
|
Cavan
|
Cavan Law Centre
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Clare
|
Ennis Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Cork
|
Cork North Law Centre
|
6
|
3
|
8
|
Cork
|
Cork South Law Centre
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
Donegal
|
Letterkenny
|
4
|
|
4
|
Dublin
|
Blanchardstown Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Dublin
|
Child Abduction Unit
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Dublin
|
Clondalkin Law Centre
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
Dublin
|
Criminal Legal Aid
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
Dublin
|
Finglas Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Dublin
|
IT Dublin
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
Dublin
|
Jervis Law Centre
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
Dublin
|
Medical Negligence Unit
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
Dublin
|
Research Learning & Development
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
Dublin
|
Smithfield Law Centre
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
Dublin
|
Tallaght Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
Dublin
|
Head Office Smithfield
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
Galway
|
Seville House
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
Galway
|
Francis Street
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
Kerry
|
Cahirciveen Head Office
|
49
|
0
|
1
|
Kerry
|
Tralee Law Centre
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
Kildare
|
Newbridge Law Centre
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny Law Centre
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
Laois
|
Portlaoise Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
Limerick
|
Limerick Law Centre
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
Longford
|
Longford Law Centre
|
4
|
|
4
|
Louth
|
Dundalk Law Centre
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
Mayo
|
Castlebar Law Centre
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
Meath
|
Navan Law Centre
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan Law Centre
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
Offaly
|
Tullamore Law Centre
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
Sligo
|
Sligo Law Centre
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
Tipperary
|
Nenagh Law Centre
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
Waterford
|
Waterford Law Centre
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
Westmeath
|
Athlone Law Centre
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
Wexford
|
Wexford Law Centre
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
Wicklow
|
Wicklow Law Centre
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
Below: The number of solicitors offering services via the Board’s private practitioner panels per county.
|
District Court Panel
|
Circuit Court Panel
|
District Court ChildcarePilot Panel*
|
Coroner’s Court Panel
|
International ProtectionPanel**
|
Abhaile Panel
|
Carlow
|
31
|
7
|
|
|
|
26
|
Cavan
|
29
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
29
|
Clare
|
25
|
8
|
|
|
|
32
|
Cork
|
83
|
12
|
|
3
|
30
|
43
|
Donegal
|
30
|
4
|
24
|
3
|
|
22
|
Dublin
|
189
|
15
|
51
|
2
|
59
|
88
|
Galway
|
56
|
16
|
|
|
29
|
37
|
Kerry
|
39
|
8
|
|
|
|
17
|
Kildare
|
69
|
11
|
|
|
|
45
|
Kilkenny
|
22
|
4
|
|
|
|
32
|
Laois
|
32
|
5
|
|
|
|
28
|
Leitrim
|
30
|
8
|
|
|
|
25
|
Limerick
|
39
|
10
|
|
2
|
|
24
|
Longford
|
29
|
5
|
|
1
|
|
21
|
Louth
|
52
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
31
|
Mayo
|
14
|
15
|
|
4
|
|
27
|
Meath
|
65
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
41
|
Monaghan
|
18
|
1
|
|
|
|
36
|
Offaly
|
32
|
3
|
|
|
|
28
|
Roscommon
|
43
|
15
|
|
|
|
25
|
Sligo
|
25
|
8
|
|
1
|
|
19
|
Tipperary
|
21
|
10
|
|
1
|
|
49
|
Waterford
|
24
|
6
|
|
|
|
27
|
Westmeath
|
43
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
27
|
Wexford
|
27
|
5
|
11
|
|
|
25
|
Wicklow
|
54
|
9
|
|
1
|
|
32
|
* The Childcare Private Practitioner panel is currently operating on a pilot basis in three counties.
** The Board offers legal services to International protection clients via three of its law centres and maintains a private practitioner panel on this basis also.