40 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report in the January/March newsletter on behalf of the free legal advice centres which states that Ireland spends only 80 pence per person per year on legal aid compared to £3 in France, £4 in Northern Ireland and £4.80 in the Netherlands; if, in the light of this survey, he will give his views on whether our free legal aid system needs to be revamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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40 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a report in the January/March newsletter on behalf of the free legal advice centres which states that Ireland spends only 80 pence per person per year on legal aid compared to £3 in France, £4 in Northern Ireland and £4.80 in the Netherlands; if, in the light of this survey, he will give his views on whether our free legal aid system needs to be revamped; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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• Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Legal Aid Scheme.

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