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AQO 308/22-27
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline what action her Department is taking to address delays in issuing legal aid payments.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered on 22/04/2024
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AQW 9618/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, following the publication of the Legal Aid Annual Statistics by her Department, why the costs of Legal Aid has risen by £6,479,931, equating to seven per cent, whilst the number of people granted Legal Aid has dropped by 4,986, which equates to seven per cent.
[Priority Written]
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| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 12/04/2024
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AQW 9126/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the spending on legal aid in each of the last five years.
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| 19/03/2024 |
Answered on 25/03/2024
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AQW 6293/22-27
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice what steps her Department is taking to ensure that women, who may not be able to access Legal Aid, get support to take non-molestation orders to protect themselves and their families from domestic violence.
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| 13/02/2024 |
Answered on 20/02/2024
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AQW 5466/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how she plans to resolve (i) the issues barristers have with the timely and adequate payment of Legal Aid; and (ii) the backlog of cases due to be processed by our criminal justice system.
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| 05/02/2024 |
Answered on 12/02/2024
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AQW 5333/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the spending on legal aid, in each of the last five years.
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| 27/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 5212/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the legal aid received by individual legal firms, in each of the last five years.
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| 25/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 5022/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, with regard to the consultation on Publication of Annual Payments to Suppliers of Legal Aid, can she provide (i) an update on this matter, given recent media coverage on matters of legal aid; and (ii) an indication of when this policy or a similar policy may be implemented.
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| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 4903/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the number of cases where legal aid fraud (a) has been discovered; (b) has been referred by the Legal Services Agency for prosecution; and (c) has resulted in prosecutions, for each of the last five years listed by Council area.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 4902/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the benefits of (i) a review of the Northern Ireland legal aid system, including the role of the Taxing Master; and (ii) the introduction of a zero tolerance approach for both fraud and attempted fraud.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 4901/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will publish a list of legal practitioners, both individuals and firms, who have been sanctioned or prosecuted for legal aid fraud in each of the last five years.
[Priority Written]
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 21/10/2022
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AQW 4873/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will publish a list of legal practitioners, both individuals and firms, who have been sanctioned or prosecuted for legal aid fraud over the last five years.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 4872/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will (i) carry out a review of the Northern Ireland legal aid system, including the role of the Taxing Master; and (ii) adopt a zero tolerance approach for both fraud and attempted fraud.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 4871/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline (i) the number of cases where legal aid fraud (a) has been discovered by legal practitioners; (b) has been referred by the Legal Services Agency for prosecution; and (c) has resulted in prosecutions; and (ii) to provide details of the cases which have resulted in prosecutions, for each of the last five years.
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| 18/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
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AQW 2209/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 1444/22-27, when the last formal review of the rate of legal aid payments was undertaken in accordance with The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2009 and The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005.
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| 27/06/2022 |
Answered on 07/07/2022
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AQW 1938/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice how many applications for legal aid were refused in the last five years.
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| 22/06/2022 |
Answered on 01/07/2022
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AQW 29774/17-22
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Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the cost of legal aid in each year since 1990.
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| 15/02/2022 |
Answered on 28/02/2022
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AQW 29468/17-22
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Ms Sinéad Bradley
(SDLP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of how (i) the proposed cuts to Legal Aid; and (ii) the existing delays, will impact rural communities.
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| 09/02/2022 |
Answered on 16/02/2022
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AQW 29441/17-22
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Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, following oral evidence from the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service to the Committee for Justice on 3 February 2022, for her assessment of (i) the estimated 47 week waiting time for legal professionals to receive Legal Aid payments; and (ii) whether any other public service suppliers would be asked to accept a similar arrangement.
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| 08/02/2022 |
Answered on 16/02/2022
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AQW 29439/17-22
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Miss Rachel Woods
(GPNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment on how (i) the proposed cuts to Legal Aid; and (ii) the existing delays, will impact on the most vulnerable in society.
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| 08/02/2022 |
Answered on 16/02/2022
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