Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 October 2024
193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [41710/24]
View answerThe number of legal cases taken against my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024 is as follows:
Total Cases Per Year:
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
13 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
15 |
20 |
12 |
4 |
14 |
138 |
The amount of costs associated with the above cases is as follows:
Costs Amount Per Case of Year in €:
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
80,000 |
530,153 |
781,919 |
434,826 |
24,283 |
116,937 |
64,742 |
106,242 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,139,102 |
*These figures are provided from the Department’s current file records as of 14th October 2024 and contains the most current and up to date information that is available to us.
The reply from the State Claims Agency in relation to the Personal Injuries cases is to follow separately, having been requested directly from that body, as is standard procedure.
