Cecilia Keaveney
Ceist:228 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals who availed of the free legal aid facility in each of the years from 1990 to 1996; and the funding involved on a county by county basis. [22533/96]
Vol. 472 No. 1
228 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice the number of individuals who availed of the free legal aid facility in each of the years from 1990 to 1996; and the funding involved on a county by county basis. [22533/96]
The criminal legal aid scheme is administered by my Department. The civil legal aid scheme is administered by the Department of Equality and Law Reform. The granting of legal aid is a matter for the courts having regard to the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act, 1962.
Year |
Number of Legal Aid Certificates granted |
Number of persons in respect of whom Certificates were granted |
1989/90 |
41,029 |
17,302 |
1990/91 |
34,917 |
16,303 |
1991/92 |
36,718 |
18,683 |
1992/93 |
43,602 |
22,247 |
1993/94 |
48,634 |
21,766 |
1994/95 |
45,853 |
22,605 |
Year |
Total Cost |
Year |
Total Cost |
£m |
£m |
||
1990 |
2.69 |
1991 |
3.15 |
1992 |
3.87 |
1993 |
5.99 |
1994 |
7.04 |
1995 |
7.99 |