Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate

Photo of Michael McNamaraMichael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, it becomes particularly problematic to represent yourself where the only remedy available is judicial review. If it is a plenary matter, perhaps a person might have a chance. Where it is judicial review, however, it is very difficult to see how somebody can represent themselves successfully. Does Ms Egan agree with the assessment of Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy, a retired judge of the High Court, that only paupers and millionaires can get access to the courts?

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