Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2014
121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the cost to the Exchequer each year from 2009 to 2014 of the amount paid by his Department under the terms of settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses. [26178/14]
View answerThe Chief State Solicitor’s office and the State Claims Agency manage and provide legal representation in relation to all cases taken against the Minister for Defence. In cases where the State is considered liable or which involve an apportionment of liability between the State and the claimant, I am informed that both the Chief State Solicitor’s office and the State Claims Agency approach is to settle such cases expeditiously in so far as it is possible and to do so on reasonable terms. In cases where liability is fully disputed by the State, all necessary resources are applied to defending such claims robustly. The following table sets out the total amount of out of court settlements in relation to personal injury and employment claims taken against the Minister for Defence from 2009 to end of May 2014. These figures do not include awards made by the courts.
|
YEAR |
SETTLEMENT AMOUNT PAID |
|
2009 |
€3,722,637 |
|
2010 |
€1,990,116 |
|
2011 |
€2,519,414 |
|
2012 |
€1,507,579 |
|
2013 |
€1,982,414 |
|
2014 (to end May) |
€1,041,517 |
|
TOTAL |
€12,763,677 |
