PQ 217
217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to address the financial threshold for qualification for legal aid, with particular reference to the fact that legal proceedings are increasingly expensive and those in well-paying jobs or receiving one income only struggle to afford same; if maintenance can be excluded from any income calculations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38459/24]
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217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to address the financial threshold for qualification for legal aid, with particular reference to the fact that legal proceedings are increasingly expensive and those in well-paying jobs or receiving one income only struggle to afford same; if maintenance can be excluded from any income calculations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38459/24]
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