Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Ireland's Compliance with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Gabrielle McFaddenGabrielle McFadden (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What percentage of cases would get legal aid? I would be concerned about that. In other situations in which legal aid is used, people get legal aid over and over again. They appear six months later and get legal aid again. I am concerned about what happens in this regard in the case of a death in custody. What kind of means are we talking about? Are the same criteria that are used in other criminal-----

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