Legal aid seekers waiting 7 months to get solicitor

PEOPLE seeking legal aid are waiting for up to seven months before being appointed a solicitor in some parts of the country, latest figures from the Legal Aid Board have shown.

Legal aid seekers waiting 7 months to get solicitor

Figures released to the Irish Examiner show that hundreds of people are waiting for six months or more to get help.

Currently there are more than 2,700 on waiting lists. The highest number is in Cork’s South Mall office where they are about 300 people waiting for seven months for a solicitor.

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