Press Archive for
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Launch of 'Remote Justice' FLAC Annual Report 2020 via Zoom Tuesday, 29th June 2021
Issued 28 June 2021
FLAC's Annual Report for 2020 will be launched on Tuesday 29th June 2021 by the Chief Justice, Frank Clarke. 'Rights are even more important in a pandemic'. FLAC …
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New FLAC Chairperson - David Fennelly BL
Issued 22 June 2021
FLAC are delighted to announce the new Chairperson of FLAC is David Fennelly BL. David is a practising barrister and Assistant Professor in Law at Trinity College Dublin. …
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Announced review of equality law timely and necessary says legal rights NGO FLAC
Issued 22 June 2021
FLAC has welcomed the announcement today of a commitment to review Ireland’s Equality legislation. The announcement was made by Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for …
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Status Check: 20 Years of the Equal Status Acts - FLAC Seminar Series
Issued 12 May 2021
Status Check: 20 Years of the Equal Status Acts FLAC Seminar Series In Association with the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Lunchtime Webinars (1:00pm – 2:00pm) …
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FLAC welcomes settlement of case regarding eviction proceedings against a Traveller Family by Dublin Airport Authority.
Issued 24 March 2021
Press Statement The FLAC Traveller Legal Service today welcomes the resolution of proceedings taken against its client by Dublin Airport Authority. These proceedings …
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FLAC welcomes the announcement of Civil Legal Aid System review.
Issued 22 February 2021
FLAC is delighted to welcome Minister McEntee’s commitment to review the Civil Legal Aid Scheme in Ireland which was published in …
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FLAC criticizes stress and confusion caused by retrospective taxation of Covid PUP
Issued 18 January 2021
Eilis Barry, Chief Executive of the Free Legal Advice Centres, has criticised the series of differing and confusing explanations provided by the Government in an attempt to …
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FLAC welcomes the clarification of ‘genuinely seeking work’ criteria for Covid PUP recipients who have been temporarily laid off.
Issued 10 December 2020
FLAC CE Eilis Barry has today welcomed the introduction of two new Social Welfare regulations which address some of FLAC’s concerns and recommendations in relation to the …
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Access to Information during Covid-19
Issued 10 December 2020
With the evolving #Covid19 situation FLAC's telephone information line is experiencing a lot of calls & so there may be delays. Thank you for your patience and …
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FLAC seeks full consultation with civil society organisations, State bodies and the public before recommendations of Civil Justice Review are implemented.
Issued 7 December 2020
FLAC is writing to the Minister for Justice seeking a commitment to a full consultation process with those most affected by the implementation of recommendations of the …
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FLAC calls on Finance Minister to scrap plans to retrospectively tax Covid PUP in light of his comments endorsing the presumption against retrospective tax legislation
Issued 6 December 2020
FLAC Chief Executive, Eilis Barry has written to the Minister for Finance, calling on him to remove the retrospective provisions of section 3 of the Finance Bill 2020 from …
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FLAC voices concerns in relation to the Covid PUP Scheme in submission to Oireachtas Social Protection Committee
Issued 1 December 2020
FLAC has made a submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in response to their ongoing review of the …
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Over 70 signatories, representing in excess of 2000 legal professionals, come together to pledge free legal services for those who need it most
Issued 26 November 2020
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, will today (26.11.2020) launch ‘Pro Bono Pledge Ireland’ – a new initiative which asks the legal profession to commit to promoting …
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FLAC expresses concerns at the proposed retrospective taxation of the Covid PUP
Issued 24 November 2020
FLAC Chief Executive, Eilis Barry has written to members of the Oireachtas to express concern at the provisions of section 3 of the Finance Bill 2020 which propose to …
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FLAC calls for clarity around access to the Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment and access to back-payments for those whose applications were improperly refused or suspended
Issued 21 October 2020
FLAC has welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Protection on 16 October 2020 to award a five-month back-payment of the Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment (the …