Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion
Mr. John McDaid:
There is a range of gateways into our system. I have no doubt but that many people are not aware of civil legal aid services. We work with the likes of the Citizens Information Board, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, FLAC, Community Law and Mediation and various other NGOs that we see as potential information gateways. They can give information about our services to potential users. There is a statutory provision in our legislation that refers to us providing information about our services, but that is a balancing act in that we create a demand that we then potentially have a lot of difficulty meeting.
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