Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2025
548. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32845/25]
View answerThe information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.
|
Year |
No. of Judicial Review Cases Defended |
No. of Cases Pending or Continuing |
No. of Cases Lost |
No. of Cases Won |
No. of Cases Settled |
No. of Cases Struck Out |
Other |
|
2015 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2017 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 (Case was rendered moot) |
|
2018 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2019 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 (Proceedings did not progress) |
|
2020 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 (Cases were dismissed) |
|
2021 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 (Appealed to Supreme Court) |
|
2022 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 (2 Cases were rendered moot)(1 Case was referred to Court of Justice of the European Union) |
|
2023 |
25 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 (Cases were rendered moot) |
|
2025 |
27 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 (Case was rendered moot) |
|
2025 |
15 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
