Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2024
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a complete breakdown of expenditure on contesting the European Court of Justice view in relation to a state aid case (details supplied), from 2014 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [37020/24]
View answerThe costs incurred in the State for the Apple case, to summer 2024, are estimated to be approximately €10.3 million of which approximately €4.2 million relates to the recovery process. These fees have been paid by various State entities over the course of the case. It is not possible to estimate the final costs of the case at this time but a tabulated breakdown of expenditure, within the parameters of GDPR and data protection legislation, will be prepared when the final costs are clear.
