Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance 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. [39990/22]
View answerIt is not possible to provide this information requested in the time available because the Minister is named as a party on a large number of proceedings which seek damages from the State, without being directly involved in the running of the litigation in circumstances where another Minister may take the leading role in respect of providing instructions on the issue. The Chief State Solicitor's Office or the State Claims agency, as Government solicitor, absorbs the cost of representing the Department.
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 2022, there are eight cases included in the list of sensitive litigation for which I am the primary respondent.
