John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to inquire about the proposed legislation in the free legal aid area. In the past two years almost €500,000 has been spent on free legal aid in criminal cases in County Mayo. This money is being used to fund career criminals and the matter needs to be addressed urgently. We need to support the victims of crime rather than funding the perpetrators of crime.

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