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Helen McEntee pledges to fight for restoration of barristers’ fees in budget

The justice minister said there was no reason barristers should be waiting when civil servants have had their recession-era cuts restored

The justice minister said she did not want to see a situation where barristers felt the need to protest on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice Picture: RollingNews

Helen McEntee has pledged to barristers that she would do her “utmost” to reverse recession-era cuts to criminal legal aid fees.

The justice minister said she did not want to see a situation where barristers felt the need to protest on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice, referring to a demonstration over pay held last month.

“I see no good reason why those in the legal profession are left waiting for crisis era ...