693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the total criminal legal aid budget for 2025; the amount of the budget which has been expended by the end of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51516/25]
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694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the total amount spent on criminal legal aid for 2022 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51517/25]
98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider increasing the free legal aid eligibility allowance for mortgage and rent to a figure the reflects current housing market costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50516/25]
863. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is mandatory that when an individual is brought to a Garda station for questioning that they are entitled to be presented with a list of solicitors that they may choose to represent them; if there are plans to introduce a duty list system of solicitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48104/25]
864. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the dispute concerning criminal barrister fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48105/25]
940. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if financial assistance in the form of legal aid is available for people going through the probate process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49087/25]
1498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if details on a series of matters (details supplied) will be provided in relation to the total amount expended by the State on legal aid or legal representation for individuals applying for asylum or international protection provided in each of the years from 2015 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45007/25]
1632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review and increase the income threshold for access to legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/25]
1653. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a member of the public applies for legal aid €8,000 is taken into consideration for mortgage payments, payments above €8,000 disqualifies persons from legal aid (details supplied); and if he will consider reforming and increasing the cap on this allowance. [46361/25]
1917. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of criminal legal aid certificates granted in the District Court for each of the years 2015 to 2024; the reasons for the increase in that number; the total costs for each year 2015 to 2024 of legal aid granted in the District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40809/25]
10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an outline of the findings of the report of the civil legal aid review group, which has indicated that he has received the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/25]
26. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will raise the threshold for eligibility for free civil legal aid to the same level as for free criminal legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36519/25]
47. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is concerned about staffing levels within the legal aid service nationally, its ability to meet demand, and potential impacts of understaffing within the legal aid service on the wider courts system. [36626/25]
455. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the steps he will take to ensure that the Legal Aid Board is properly funded and resourced, so as to be able to hire temporary replacement staff in cases where existing staff are on maternity leave. [28470/25]
465. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the level of funding provided to legal aid services in Waterford in each year 2015-2025, both the overall level and for each service; the extent of funding provided, if any, for maternity leave cover; if funding is provided for maternity leave cover or if services are left without cover for the duration of maternity leave, in tabular form; and if he will make…
459. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the total funding allocated to the Legal Aid Board for 2024 and 2025. [26909/25]
470. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on criminal barrister defence fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27115/25]
675. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the difficulties facing many of those seeking to secure protection orders and barring orders in securing legal representation under civil legal aid entitlements; given these difficulties are preventing victims of domestic violence from securing such orders; if he will introduce changes to the legal aid fees payable to solicitors on the District …
1511. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the cost of legal aid regarding asylum applications in courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18649/25]
1529. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time solicitors employed by Athlone law centre as of 2 April 2025, in tabular form. [18846/25]
545. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if the threshold to qualify for legal aid will be reduced; and when this matter was last reviewed. [13408/25]
586. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice whether it is planned to conduct a review of the legal aid fees payable to solicitors on the District Court family law solicitors panel with a view to ensuring that more solicitors are able to do family law legal aid work, and to clearing the backlog in family law applications in the District Court in areas such as applications for domestic violence orders, disput…
1128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the mechanism by which the allowances granted on which a person’s disposable income is calculated regarding applications for legal aid is calculated; the last time it was reviewed; if he intends to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/25]
1141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice regarding the withdrawal by the Legal Aid Board of legal aid on the basis of alleged breaches of the in-camera rule, if he will consider introducing an independent appeals mechanism for such decisions. [11598/25]
1211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/25]