Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021
282. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37810/21]
View answerThe Minister for Finance is named as a party to a large number of cases. In many instances, these cases are dealt with by the Chief State Solicitor's Office or the State Claims agency without requiring direct input from this Department, particularly where another Department is the relevant lead Department.
Details of the total number of cases to which the Minister is a party are not compiled by this Department, and it is not possible to provide the information requested in the time available. A list of particularly sensitive litigation relevant to the Minister for Finance is prepared on a regular basis by the Office of the Attorney General. As of June 2021, there were ten cases included in the list of sensitive litigation for which this Department has primary responsibility.
