Departmental Budgets

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Questions (238)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

238. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for his Department for 2020; and if the contingent has been utilised to date in 2020. [36914/20]

Written answers

Minister for Transport

The Department does not have an annual set amount for contingent liability. The Department's contingent liabilities in an accounting year are declared under Section 2.10 of the Appropriation Accounts. The contingent liability paid out for 2019 constituted €1.196m for a long running legal case, Smith v Meade. The Department is not aware of any declared contingent liabilities to date for 2020.