Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 October 2024
10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by his Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41717/24]
View answerDepending on the subject matter, litigation against my Department is dealt with by the Attorney General’s Office and the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency.
The table below sets out the number of cases commenced against the Department over the past 10 years, as well as all legal costs paid by the Department each year.
|
Year |
Number of cases commenced each year |
Costs paid each year€’000 |
|
2024 (to Sept) |
9 |
€220 |
|
2023 |
17 |
€968 |
|
2022 |
12 |
€139 |
|
2021 |
10 |
€45 |
|
2020 |
8 |
€108 |
|
2019 |
8 |
€350 |
|
2018 |
7 |
€101 |
|
2017 |
7 |
€101 |
|
2016 |
2 |
€38 |
|
2015 |
5 |
€50 |
|
2014 |
4 |
€187 |
