Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2026
219. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the number of instances, identify of and cost of same, of the use of private investigation companies or persons by the State Claims Agency from 2021 to-date in 2026. [23398/26]
View answerThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has informed me that the State Claims Agency (SCA) engages private investigators, where required, for the purposes of claims management, including for the service of witness summonses. The table below contains the transactional amounts paid by the SCA in Agency investigators fees (including VAT, where applicable) to private investigators, in connection with these claims.
The number of payments does not equate to the number of times a private investigator may have been engaged nor is it an indication of the number of claims to which they have been appointed.
The figures include payments between 01/01/2021 and 28/02/2026 and are correct as of 01/03/2026.
The table shows the private investigators that received Agency investigators fees paid in the period 2021 – 2026 (to end Feb) and the number of payments involved.
