Legal Aid

717. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of barristers who received a criminal legal aid payment for the provision of criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/26]

718. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average and median amounts paid to a barrister providing criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025; whether the figure includes VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/26]

21. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Law Society of Ireland and other stakeholders ahead of the changes to legal aid at the District Court; when it is proposed the changes will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20824/26]

1290. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to overhaul the free legal aid system currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19015/26]

1291. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will remove the means test for access to civil legal aid in cases concerning domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19016/26]

1295. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline and action plan for reform of the scheme of civil legal aid and advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19046/26]

1296. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the highly restrictive means test for access to civil legal aid in cases concerning domestic violence will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19047/26]

1297. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to make legal aid available in discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, equal pay, and maternity and pregnancy protection cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19048/26]

1298. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to introduce a properly resourced national legal information and advice service for women, including victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/26]

1337. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of solicitors providing family law legal advice services under the Civil Legal Aid - Family Law Private Practitioner Panel in each of the years from 1995 to 2025 inclusive, on a per county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/26]

1338. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of solicitors registered on the International Protection Legal Solicitors Panel under the Civil Legal Aid in each of the years from 1995 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19980/26]

1387. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will publish a detailed timeline and action plan for the reform of the civil legal aid and advice scheme, in line with the recommendations of the review of the civil legal aid scheme, and in particular to address the barriers faced by women seeking access to justice; and if he will make a statement on th…

1388. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will remove the restrictive means test for access to civil legal aid in cases involving domestic violence, given the significant financial and safety barriers this creates for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20478/26]

1389. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will extend civil legal aid to discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, equal pay, and maternity and pregnancy protection cases; if not, the rationale for their continued exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/26]

1748. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current income eligibility limits for access to free legal aid services; whether any exemptions or discretionary provisions apply in cases of financial hardship; his plans to review or increase these income limits in light of rising wages and cost of living pressures; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

571. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people who are means tested for carer’s allowance are then means tested for free legal aid when applying to the Circuit Court for the decision making representative order. [70121/25]

77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has initiated an immediate review of the Legal Aid Board’s capacity to administer the current civil legal aid scheme, as recommended by the review of civil legal aid; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68322/25]

121. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department is taking to ensure the legal aid system provides equitable access for low-income individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68171/25]

667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has initiated an immediate review of the Legal Aid Board’s capacity to administer the current civil legal aid scheme, as recommended by the Review of Civil Legal Aid; when he expects this review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65870/25]

740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the criminal legal aid fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62958/25]

1339. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reconsider an application for legal aid for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59533/25]

1371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the total annual cost of providing free legal services to asylum seekers and persons seeking international protection through the Refugee Legal Service under the Legal Aid Board; the source of this funding; if he will outline how this expenditure is justified when many Irish citizens are unable to access …

1372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers or persons seeking international protection who received free legal advice or representation through the Legal Aid Board, in each of the past five years; and the total expenditure on same in each year. [59943/25]

1373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered extending similar access to free legal representation for Irish citizens facing significant personal, housing, or social challenges, in the interest of equality of access to justice. [59944/25]

1374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent to which the EU, or other international funding, contributes to the cost of legal services provided to asylum seekers; and if his Department will provide a breakdown of national versus external funding sources. [59945/25]