Written answers
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Department of Justice and Equality
Legal Aid
Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the 10% increase in the criminal legal aid payment will be introduced, as committed to in Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2396/24]
Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be an increase in the criminal legal aid payments rates so that full re-instatement can be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2397/24]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together.
A 10% increase in criminal legal aid payments came into effect from 1 January 2024 for work undertaken subsequent to 1 January.
The Criminal Legal Aid Scheme also needs to be modernised, which the Department is currently working on, before a further increase in fees can be agreed.
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