Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 October 2024
279. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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/her Department in relation to such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41869/24]
View answerI can clarify for the Deputy that no legal cases have been taken against my Department in 2024. This follows a similar response to a Parliamentary Question earlier in 2024 when the number for 2024 was zero. The number of cases taken against my Department over previous years is outlined in the table below. The Chief State Solicitor's Office, as Government solicitor, absorbs the costs of representing the Department.
Number of legal cases against DFHERIS:
Date Number
2020 39
2021 10
2022 4
2023 4
2024 0
Grand total 57
