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Wed 01 Jan 2010Minister 'concerned' at growth in legal aid fees
MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has expressed “extreme concern” at the latest increase in payments to solicitors and barristers through the State’s criminal legal aid scheme.
Figures released by the Department of Justice yesterday showed that payments under the scheme increased last year by €4.5 million to €57.5 million. This is in spite of measures introduced earlier this year designed to reduce the cost of the scheme to the taxpayer.
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