Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2019
217. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of solicitors, paralegal and administrative staff participating on the free Legal Aid Board by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/19]
View answerI 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.
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| 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.
