Emer Currie
Question:
165. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/26]
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The information sought by the Deputy is being collated by my Department and an answer will be provided as soon as possible.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Orders.
The State Litigation Principles entered into effect on 21 June 2023. Since that date my Department has settled 16 High Court and Circuit Court cases without a hearing, including cases where leave for judicial review was granted ex parte. The Principles are considered and applied by my Department in any decision to conclude or resolve litigation.
*These figures are provided from the Department’s current file records as of 23rd April, 2026 and contains the most current and up to date information that is available to us.
