Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 April 2026
2. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach Taoiseach 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; and if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions. [28871/26]
View answerThe Offices of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor provide litigation and advisory services to the Department of the Taoiseach in respect of any litigation against the Department and endeavour to act in accordance with the provisions of the State Litigation Principles in such cases.
In the period 1 January 2023 to date, one legal action in which the Taoiseach was named as a respondent fully concluded following court proceedings. No legal actions against the Department were settled out of court in the period.
