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Flat fee to remain as O’Callaghan announces changes to legal aid scheme
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By Gráinne Ní Aodha, Press Association
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Irish Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has upheld a controversial flat fee for criminal legal aid despite solicitor strikes. The government will now split the payment into two installments to address practitioner concerns without increasing total costs.
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has announced changes to the new legal aid scheme that has prompted solicitor strikes, but said the flat fee "will remain".
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