John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 614: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick cannot qualify for free legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14603/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995, the Legal Aid Board has sole responsibility for deciding if an applicant is eligible for its services, in accordance with the provision of the Act and Regulations made thereunder, and I can have no involvement in individual cases.

However, I am informed by the Legal Aid Board that, as with all applicants for legal aid whose applications are refused, the applicant to whom you refer would have received written confirmation from the Board of the decision to refuse the application and the grounds on which this decision was based. The letter would have advised of the applicant's right of review and/or appeal of the decision to refuse.