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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER1984
Correspondence
Mr. James J. Ivers,
5 th
October, 1984
Director General,
The Law Society,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
Dear Mr. Ivers,
I am directed by the Minister for Justice to refer to your
letter dated 3 November, 1983 and to subsequent corres-
pondence concerning the annual review of certain fees
payable to solicitors under the Criminal Legal Aid
Scheme.
In accordance with a recommendation contained in the
First Interim Report of the Review Committee on
Criminal Legal Aid, the Minister has carried out a review
of the fees payable to solicitors for legal aid work in the
District Court (and appeals to the Circuit Court) in
respect of the period 1 November, 1982 to 30 October,
1983. In the light of this review, and as already indicated
to you at a recent meeting with the Department, the
Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, is
prepared to apply an 8% increase in the appropriate fees
with effect from 1 September, 1984. The effect of this
increase on the current level of fees is as follows:
One day hearing in the District Court
£39.43 — current rate increasing to
£42.58 — w.e.f. 1.9.84.
Subsequent appearance on same case
£17.53 — current rate increasing to
£18.93 — w.e.f. 1.9.84.
Prison visitation fee
£20.44 — current rate increasing to
£22.08 — w.e.f. 1.9.84.
In addition, it is proposed to increase the motor
mileage rate payable to solicitors under the Criminal
Legal Aid Scheme from 41p to 46p per mile, also to take
effect from 1 September, 1984.
Regulations prescribing these increases are in the
course of preparation and copies will be forwarded to you
for information as soon as they are available.
Yours sincerely,
V. O'Donnell,
Dept. of Justice,
72 St. Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2.
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