asked the Minister for Justice the cost of free legal aid for each of the past five years; how many people have received such aid and how many people have been refused.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Legal Aid Cost.
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The answer to the first and second parts of the question is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the official report.
No statistics relating to refusals of legal aid have been kept and I doubt that such statistics, of themselves, would be of any real value.
Following is the statement:
|
Year |
Total cost of claims submitted for payment |
Number of defendants represented, as covered by the claims |
|
1966-67 |
£8,642 |
225 |
|
1967-68 |
£8,536 |
308 |
|
1968-69 |
£9,289 |
249 |
|
1969-70 |
£9,228 |
328 |
|
1970-71 |
£13,245 |
315 |