James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The financial eligibility threshold for income was last revised in 2006 while the threshold for capital assets was revised in 2013. Society has obviously changed significantly since 2006. The cost of living had changed significantly even before the recent period of increased inflation. The review is very timely. It will focus on the eligibility factors but also on what is covered by legal aid. It is really important that people in our civil society make contributions while those surveys are open, as the Deputy has called for, so that the review can be comprehensive and can take into account all relevant and important factors, especially for people who are marginalised, who are often in very difficult and traumatic situations.

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