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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2020

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Questions (53)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the details of the planned review of the overall process and the way in which persons can access legal aid as referred to by her on 17 November 2020 during the meeting of the Select Oireachtas Committee on Justice; the person or body that will carry out the review; the terms of reference of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42349/20]

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It is now more than 40 years since the Legal Aid Board was established and over 25 years since the statutory scheme of civil legal aid in Ireland was introduced.  I am committed to conducting a review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme as was recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in its 2019 Report on Reform of the Family Law System.

I believe that this should be a comprehensive review of the civil legal aid scheme and work is underway in my Department to determine the scope of the review, its terms of reference and the best way for it to proceed.  I intend that the review will commence during 2021.

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