Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 3rd June, 2014.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 (5) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (No. 32 of 1995) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minster) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (Section 11) Order 2014.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 01 June 2014.

2. Solicitors of the Board are designated as civil servants in the Civil Service of the State.

3. Where, immediately before the date of the making of this order, a solicitor of the Board holds a position by virtue of a contract that is one for a definite period, his or her designation pursuant to Regulation 2 shall not operate to effect a change in the period of employment specified in that contract.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal

29 May 2014.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 May 2014.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.