Legal Aid

1375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59946/25]

1376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers and persons seeking international protection who have received free legal advice or representation through the Legal Aid Board in each of the past five years; the total expenditure in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59947/25]

1377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if EU or other international funding contributes to the cost of legal services provided to asylum seekers; the proportion of national versus external funding; if he will consider extending similar access to free legal representation for Irish citizens who face significant social, housing, or family-related legal ch…

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he will review the disposable income threshold of €18,000 for accessing civil legal aid, which has not been updated since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54227/25]

280. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for recommendations regarding thresholds and allowances to be implemented for civil legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54146/25]

435. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken by his Department to process and address the long delays being experienced by practitioners in the discharge of outstanding legal aid payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53596/25]

436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount in payments outstanding to practitioners under the legal aid scheme in the district court and circuit court; the length of time, on average, practitioners are awaiting the payment of claims for professional services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53597/25]

437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the interest that is accruing on the late payments of legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53598/25]

689. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the status of the criminal legal aid fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51512/25]

690. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the stoppage of criminal legal aid payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/25]

691. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can offer assurances to practicing criminal solicitors and barristers that the allocation for legal aid for 2025 is adequate to meet the demands of the scheme and the provision of vital legal services to accused persons in Ireland, in accordance with our international obligations; and if he will make a statemen…

692. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees in respect of practicing criminal solicitors and barristers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/25]

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]

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. [48104/2…

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 th…

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]