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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