Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the current staffing numbers of the Legal Aid Board; the number of full-time and part-time staff. [9483/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to persons of modest means in the State, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996, as amended.

Given their independence, the matter of resource allocation is an operational matter entirely for the Legal Aid Board. As part of ongoing governance arrangements, officials in my Department engage regularly with the Board in relation to resourcing matters.

My officials have made enquiries and I can advise that, as of 21 February 2023, the Legal Aid Board staff headcount was 541. Of these, 421 staff members work full time and 120 staff members work part time.