Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
218. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/22]
View answerTo provide a comprehensive response to the Deputy, data has been compiled from within my department and from the State Claims Agency (SCA).
I can advise, arising from data available within my department, that the number of legal cases brought against the Department of Transport in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022 is as follows.
|
Year |
Number of Cases |
|
2012 |
5 |
|
2013 |
1 |
|
2014 |
6 |
|
2015 |
8 |
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2017 |
2 |
|
2018 |
3 |
|
2019 |
1 |
|
2020 |
8 |
|
2021 |
14 |
|
2022 |
2 |
As the Deputy may be aware, the SCA resolves personal injury and third-party property damage claims against State Authorities, as delegated by Government. The following figures include personal injury and third-party property damage claims against the Department that have been delegated to the SCA
|
Year |
Number of Cases |
|
2012 |
5 |
|
2013 |
5 |
|
2014 |
4 |
|
2015 |
10 |
|
2016 |
4 |
|
2017 |
8 |
|
2018 |
20 |
|
2019 |
20 |
|
2020 |
8 |
|
2021 |
9 |
|
2022 |
8 |
