Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2015
219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an annual breakdown for the years 2010 to 2014 and 2015 to date, of the number of cases filed against the State seeking damages over slopping out; the number of cases settled in each year; and the number settled at a cost to the State. [16595/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the following is a breakdown of claims relating specifically to the practice of slopping out received by the State in each of the years 2010 to 2015 (up to and including 31st March 2015). These figures include claims that are at pre-litigation and litigation stage.
|
Year |
Claims received |
Claims resolved* |
|
2010 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
458 |
1 |
|
2012 |
18 |
389 |
|
2013 |
3 |
2 |
|
2014 |
668 |
82 |
|
2015 |
161 |
0 |
|
1308 |
474 |
* These figures refer to claims that were closed for a variety of reasons.
I am further advised by the Irish Prison Service that one claim was settled in 2013 and a further two were settled in 2014. No compensation payments were made to prisoners or ex-prisoners in respect of any of these claims relating solely to the practice of slopping out.
