Catherine Murphy
Question:
229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews taken against his Department in the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form; if he will indicate in the reply the body and or person that initiated judicial review proceedings; the number of judicial reviews that remain open and or active; and the totality of costs incurred by his Department as a result of judicial reviews over that time period. [50760/22]
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The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded in accordance with Standing Orders.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.
My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in Judicial Review court cases and any subsequent appeals. From the records available to me, details of Judicial Review cases taken against decisions of my Department in the past ten years to date, including; the names of the bodies or persons that initiated the cases; the status of the cases; and details of costs incurred by my Department; are set out in the table attached.
