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Tue 08 Aug 2009Compulsory means test under consideration in legal aid Bill
THE GOVERNMENT is considering the introduction of a compulsory means test for legal aid in criminal cases in order to deal with escalating costs in this area.
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern was given Government approval earlier this year to begin drafting a new Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill that would introduce more rigorous requirements for those applying for legal aid.
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