Written answers
Wednesday, 16 February 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Legal Aid Service
9:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of waiting lists for legal aid cases in each legal aid area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
I should also mention to the Deputy that the allocation for the Legal Aid Board has been increased from €18.388 million in 2004 to €21.362 million in 2005, an increase of 16%. I expect that the increased allocation will improve the situation on waiting lists for legal aid cases. As per January 2005:
| Law Centre | Maximum current waiting time in months |
| Athlone | 2.00 |
| Castlebar | 4.50 |
| Cavan | 2.75 |
| Cork — Popes Quay | 3.00 |
| Cork — South Mall | 12.00 |
| Dublin — Blanchardstown | 8.25 |
| Dublin — Clondalkin | 1.50 |
| Dublin — Finglas | 15.50 |
| Dublin — Gardiner Street | 8.00 |
| Dublin — Brunswick Street | 3.00 |
| Dublin — Ormond Quay | 3.00 |
| Dublin — Tallaght | 4.00 |
| Dundalk | 4.25 |
| Ennis | 6.25 |
| Galway | 3.50 |
| Kilkenny | 7.75 |
| Letterkenny | 8.50 |
| Limerick | 3.00 |
| Longford | 0.00 |
| Monaghan | 3.50 |
| Navan | 10.25 |
| Nenagh | 7.00 |
| Newbridge | 16.00 |
| Portlaoise | 7.75 |
| Sligo | 2.75 |
| Kerry | 4.00 |
| Tullamore | 1.50 |
| Waterford | 3.00 |
| Wexford | 6.75 |
| Wicklow | 15.50 |
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