Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2004
207 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken or will take in Budget 2005 to address the funding shortfall situation facing the Legal Aid Board as a consequence of inadequate allocations in budget 2004. [23117/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can inform the Deputy that as the Estimates process has not been finalised to date, it is not possible at this stage to indicate the level of funding which will be allocated to the Legal Aid Board for 2005.
I can, however, inform the Deputy that the level of resources provided to the Legal Aid Board has increased significantly in recent years. For example, in 1997 the grant-in-aid available to the board was €10.656 million. The figure for 2004 represents an increase of almost 73% during this period.
