Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion
Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Okay, thank you. I will refer to what Mr. Donagh said about the issue in head 19 and guarantees for a person before a court. A legal aid certificate covers solicitor only, in essence, and can be added to. Should there be a guarantee for a person who is going forward on indictment that they would get one counsel or if they are going forward on indictment to the Central Criminal Court that they would get two counsel?
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