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Free Legal Aid

  • 11-05-2010 4:03pm
    #1
    angelfire9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭


    Is there a procedure for appealing a decision with regards to Free Legal aid
    I.E. if you are denied legal aid on the basis that your earnings are above the threshold is there anything that can be done?

    And if the applicant for free legal aid is denied it on the basis of gross earnings less PAYE and PRSI but the decision process does not take into consideration the other non voluntary and in some cases statutory deductions i.e. pension deductions & pension levy being deducted from the applicant's pay is this discrimination against a civil servant????


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  • #2
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    Eligibility for Legal Aid (remember you must pass both the means test and the merits test)
    Allowances and expenditure

    Once the Board has estimated your annual income, it will then seek to calculate your disposable income by deducting the following allowances and expenditure.

    * Spouse/partner - there is a deduction of €3,500 if you have a spouse/partner. (The spouse/partner has to be a dependant).
    * Dependants - there is a deduction of €1,600 for each dependant. A dependant may be a child under 18 or over 18 and in full-time education or a dependant relative or other person who lives with you and is supported by you.
    * Child care expenses up to a maximum of €6,000 per child.
    * Accommodation costs up to a maximum of €8,000 per year.
    * PRSI contributions are deducted in full.
    * Income tax payments are deducted in full.
    * Ex gratia payments received up to €1,040 in total.

    Appeal of Refusal to Grant Legal Aid


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