Roma woman wrongfully accused of failing to pay fare and thrown off Dublin Bus
The woman and a friend who was with her at the time received a substantial settlement.
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The woman and a friend who was with her at the time received a substantial settlement.
The chief executive of Flac today wrote to Heather Humphreys to request the suspension of this policy.
The woman took a discrimination case against her employer, a residential disability service.
The scheme provides funding towards extra schooling in July for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or severe learning disability.
The couple and their three children became homeless after the eviction.
The July Provision Scheme provides funding for extended schooling for children with ASD and severe/profound learning disability.
Higgins was speaking at the opening of Flac’s new Dublin office.
Minister Charlie Flanagan today praised the success of the Abhaile legal advice scheme, but did not indicate it would be extended to provide full representation.
Flac (Free Legal Advice Centres) has produced a comprehensive history of Foy’s right for justice in a report.
“I often leave feeling very sorry for someone, but litigation isn’t nice.”
They were awarded compensation ranging from €13,300 to €15,000.
The woman’s case has been highlighted by Flac today as it calls for this fee to be waived for victims of domestic abuse.
This case is just one of 22 being highlighted by the Child Care Law Reporting Project today.
Figures released to TheJournal.ie demonstrate the “massive” scale of the mortgage arrears problem, according to one expert.
We need to bring in an automatic waiver of the financial contribution towards “free” legal aid in cases of domestic violence, writes Eilis Barry.
Legal aid is a hot-topic issue here in the wake of David Drumm’s successful application for same last week.
The case is one of twenty published this morning by the Child Care Law Reporting Project.
Guides have been launched to help people understand their rights when the department comes knocking for their money back.
Most of us have had one at some stage.
Sometimes but not always – here’s why.
The total number of queries to FLAC centres was up more than 10% compared to 2012.
The organisation’s director general said Burton’s anti-fraud programme makes a concerning link between overpayments and fraud and creates potential for people making repayments to fall into destitution.
The Free Legal Advice Centres says boom time soft-touch regulation “persists to this day”
The figures are contained in the latest volume of the Child Care Law Reporting Project, which also details several high-profile cases.
As Oireachtas Committee discussions this week focus on the Gender Recognition Bill, we need to remember the human stories behind the proposed legislation, writes Emma Cassidy.
Reforms announced yesterday in the civil legal aid scheme, including increases in the minimum contributions for applicants, may mean that people who need help to access justice will be excluded, writes Yvonne O’Sullivan.
The minimum contribution is set to rise from €50 to €130 but parents facing legal action from the HSE over child fare will have their costs waived.
Around 6.9 per cent of the Irish population live in consistent poverty; in order to break the cycle and support dignified living, the government needs to listen to the people affected, writes Saoirse Brady.
FLAC noted a “striking” rise in queries about housing such matters, which were up almost 70 per cent since 2011.
While the report expressed concerns over interpreters being present for jury discussion, FLAC have said that deaf and blind people should still be able to take part in non-criminal trials.
While Ireland will recogise amended birth certificates from other countries, “gender reassignment is not yet recognised” in the country.
One in ten people who have a mortgage in Ireland are struggling to pay it off. Where is the urgency in solving this epidemic, asks Noeline Blackwell.
FLAC advice service dealt with over 25,000 queries last year.
New legislation will help safeguard people struggling with debt – but they deserve to have their homes protected too, writes Noeleen Blackwell.
There is an increasing amount of gibberish masquerading as legal fact about things like the household charge, writes Fergal Crehan. It’s dangerous and it needs to end.
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