Ireland’s Civil Legal Aid System Faces Severe Backlogs and Unchanged Income Thresholds

The Law Society warns that civil legal aid appointments now face waits exceeding one year, criticizing the stagnant €18,000 income eligibility limit set in 2006 for restricting public access to justice.

4 Sept, 12:07 — 4 Sept, 12:07

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Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a year

Law Society president says income eligibility threshold of €18,000 unchanged since 2006 ‘locking people out of justice’

By Mary Carolan

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Ireland’s Civil Legal Aid System Faces Severe Backlogs and Unchanged Income Thresholds

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Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a year

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