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AQW 18349/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the average time taken to pay legal aid bills by her Department in each of the last three years.
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| 18/11/2024 |
Answered on 27/11/2024
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AQW 14691/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the measures that are taken to ensure that those eligible for legal aid, and meet the financial criteria, do not have funds outside this jurisdiction that would have made them ineligible.
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| 10/09/2024 |
Answered on 19/09/2024
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AQW 14507/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the fundamental review of criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland.
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| 05/09/2024 |
Answered on 10/09/2024
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AQW 14366/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the publication of her Department’s foundational review of civil legal aid.
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| 03/09/2024 |
Answered on 13/09/2024
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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.
| 02/09/2024 |
To be answered on 09/09/2024
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AQW 13901/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for a timescale on the completion of her Department’s review of civil legal aid.
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| 27/06/2024 |
Answered on 03/07/2024
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AQW 13900/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the increase in legal aid spending since 2019.
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| 27/06/2024 |
Answered on 04/07/2024
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AQO 596/22-27
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Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice how much has been paid in Legal Aid in each year of the last five years.
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| 06/06/2024 |
Answered on 17/06/2024
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AQW 12628/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) what estimate she has made of the number of people who are unable to afford private legal fees and are ineligible for legal aid; and (ii) to detail the measures she will take to address this issue.
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| 28/05/2024 |
Answered on 06/06/2024
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AQW 12361/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she is planning any reform of legal aid.
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| 22/05/2024 |
Answered on 29/05/2024
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AQW 10227/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice (i) how much has been paid in legal aid for immigration (a) advice and (b) cases; and (ii) how much funding was provided to other bodies in respect of immigration matters, in each of the last five years.
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| 16/04/2024 |
Answered on 26/04/2024
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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.
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| 11/04/2024 |
Answered on 22/04/2024
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AQO 302/22-27
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Mr Harry Harvey
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to outline what action she will take to address payment delays to the legal profession.
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| 11/04/2024 |
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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