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Minister Naughton announces changes to Civil Legal Aid eligibility
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Minister Naughton announces changes to Civil Legal Aid eligibility
Review of Civil Legal Aid Scheme commencing this year.
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Civil and Criminal Justice, Hildegarde Naughton, TD, has today announced positive changes to the eligibility criteria for the Civil Legal Aid Scheme.
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I am pleased to announce that the Legal Aid Board will no longer include the Housing Assistance Payment in their calculation of entitlement to civil legal aid”.
“This will have a positive impact for families and individuals who are of modest means and are in receipt of HAP or any other housing support measure provided by a Department of State or any other public body. This will no longer be an impediment to them accessing legal advice and representation where the other criteria of the scheme are met.”
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Families of Stardust victims to be given legal aid, paving the way for new inquests into disaster to begin
The inquests will examine the deaths of the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire in 1981. By Sean Murray Wednesday 19 May 2021, 7:34 PM 6 hours ago 3,766 Views 9 Comments
Image: Sam Boal
Image: Sam Boal
THE INQUESTS INTO the deaths of 48 people in the Stardust disaster are a step closer to getting under way, after new regulations to allow the families of victims to access legal aid were signed by the Minister for Justice.
The inability of some families to access legal aid was delaying the start of the inquests, which were first ordered by the Attorney General in September 2019.