Funds for legal aid centre staffing

Summary

Shatter asked what funding from the Funds of Suitors Act was available for the centres and urged that it be used to recruit staff. Collins did not have the funding details to hand.

Alan Shatter Mr. Shatter Fine Gael

Will the Minister confirm that the money for the running of these law centres was made available as a result of the enactment of the Funds of Suitors Act? Will the Minister indicate what funds are available pursuant to that Act for the purpose of the funding of the law centres?

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

The Deputy is raising another issue.

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Gerard Collins Mr. Collins Fianna Fáil

The Deputy will appreciate that I do not have that information in my brief.

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Alan Shatter Mr. Shatter Fine Gael

Additional staff could be recruited to these law centres to enable them to function properly, with the funds that are available. I suggest that that be looked at as a matter of urgency.

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