Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Aid Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate

9:00 am

Mr. Philip O'Leary:

The cut-off point is €18,000. The difficulty I have is that if a person is on a figure of €18,100, he or she is cut off; therefore, there is almost a cliff edge. It is subject to the board's consideration and the Minister's consent because the Minister must pass a regulation, but there is room to increase the limit and probably to allow for a situation where, perhaps, the contribution might increase. However, there would not be the cliff edge effect where it is either all or nothing.

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