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AQW 34214/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that the independence of the legal profession and judiciary will be maintained, following the implementation of reforms of the legal aid system.
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| 23/10/2025 |
Answered on 04/11/2025
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AQW 34213/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that reform of the legal aid system does not result in unmet need and gaps in the provision of legal aid services.
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| 23/10/2025 |
Answered on 04/11/2025
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AQW 34212/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement her Department has had with stakeholders in relation to the contribution of the legal profession to the sustainability of the legal aid service.
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| 23/10/2025 |
Answered on 04/11/2025
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AQW 34117/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that reform of the legal aid policies and payments system will attract and retain an increased diversity of practitioners, to provide legal aid services.
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| 22/10/2025 |
Answered on 03/11/2025
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AQW 33999/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to reduce the average length of time, that Legal Aid practitioners are waiting to receive payment from her Department, for bills submitted for services provided.
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| 21/10/2025 |
Answered on 03/11/2025
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AQW 33998/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the overall expenditure figures for legal aid services, along with the associated number of cases granted legal aid, in each of the last 10 years.
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| 21/10/2025 |
Answered on 30/10/2025
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AQW 33764/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail the reasons for the imbalance between the sexes of those who have applied for and been awarded legal aid in 2024-25; and (ii) whether these differences translate in civil and criminal cases.
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| 17/10/2025 |
Answered on 30/10/2025
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AQW 33761/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the level of fraud and error found in the 2024-25 legal aid budget; and (i) the amount that has been recovered.
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| 17/10/2025 |
Answered on 30/10/2025
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AQW 33291/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the limit that exists on the use of legal aid in resolving child contact arrangements between parents.
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| 10/10/2025 |
Answered on 27/10/2025
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AQW 32636/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of legal aid cases granted; and (ii) the average legal aid grant issued, for each of the past five years.
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| 02/10/2025 |
Answered on 08/10/2025
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AQW 32635/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the more stringent verification of capital threshold measures, introduced as part of the financial eligibility test, associated with applications for legal aid.
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| 02/10/2025 |
Answered on 09/10/2025
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AQW 32317/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount of the legal aid budget for 2024-25 that was used for cases related to the legacy of the troubles.
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| 30/09/2025 |
Answered on 08/10/2025
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AQW 31650/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline how she is ensuring access to legal aid for those dealing with issues related to (i) modern slavery; and (ii) human trafficking.
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| 19/09/2025 |
Answered on 01/10/2025
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AQO 1476/22-27
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Miss Deirdre Hargey
(SF - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on her engagement with the Criminal Bar Association in relation to preventing further withdrawals of service arising from a dispute over legal aid.
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| 23/01/2025 |
Answered on 24/07/2025
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AQO 1327/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she intends to revisit the criminal legal aid payment.
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| 06/01/2025 |
Answered on 24/07/2025
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AQO 744/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the fundamental review of criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland, reported by Judge Burgess in August 2024.
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| 02/09/2024 |
Answered on 24/07/2025
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AQW 28803/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to outline the operation of providing civil legal aid for cases in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether family justice cases are funded in a similar way in the rest of the UK.
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| 17/06/2025 |
Answered on 01/07/2025
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AQW 28802/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to her Department's recent publication, Legal Aid in Northern Ireland: Headline Statistics 2024/25, for a breakdown of the legal aid provided for civil cases, broken down into sub-categories, in particular, civil and family justice cases.
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| 17/06/2025 |
Answered on 25/06/2025
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AQW 27890/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the total (i) amount spent; and (ii) cases granted legal aid, for each of the last five years, broken down by (a) criminal; and (b) civil cases.
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| 29/05/2025 |
Answered on 06/06/2025
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AQW 27259/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail her Department's spending on legal aid for immigration bail applications in each of the last five years.
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| 16/05/2025 |
Answered on 27/05/2025
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