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Justice Minister Pushes Legal Aid Reforms | Cork News
Minister Jim O’Callaghan is pushing forward with bold legal aid reforms to slash delays in criminal court cases, introducing a flat €520 fee based on research showing aided cases take an average of five court appearances—three fewer than non-aided ones. He’s targeting the root cause of inefficiency: routine adjournments, which he believes incentivize unnecessary delays. While solicitors push back, O’Callaghan insists his goal is systemic improvement, not profit-cutting—and he’s open to dialogue. But he’s drawing a hard line: no going back to the old system allowing multiple certificates for…
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