Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Question:135 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent on legal fees by the State Claims Agency in each of the past five years. [24186/11]
View answerWednesday, 14 September 2011
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I am informed by the State Claims Agency that the amount spent on legal fees by the Agency in each of the past five years is as follows:
|
Legal Costs |
2006 (€m) |
2007 (€m) |
2008 (€m) |
2009 (€m) |
2010 (€m) |
|
Defence Legal Costs |
3.9 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
|
Plaintiff Legal Costs |
5.0 |
3.3 |
10.4 |
12.8 |
18.1 |
|
Total |
8.9 |
8.0 |
18.6 |
21.4 |
30.1 |
The legal cost of the clinical claims portfolio has been increasing since 2008 due in particular to the resolution of high settlement value claims associated with cerebral palsy and other serious birth-related events. The legal costs associated with the Employers' Liability, Public Liability and Property Damage Claims portfolio have remained at €4 million — €5 million per annum since 2008.
Question No. 136 answered with Question No. 97.