Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed)

Professor Gerard Whyte:

Another strategy is to target schools. Some of the law centres - I am thinking specifically of Ballymun Community Law Centre - have programmes where they go to local schools and involve children at second level. Once they understand the legal world, this helps to break down the psychological barrier I mentioned. The Law Society operates a street law programme as well that has a similar purpose.

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