European Court of Human Rights

Thursday, 25 April 2024

Questions (119)

Neasa Hourigan

Question:

119. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the spending on legal advice, legal action and/or legal expenses related to cases in the European Court of Human Rights on defending Ireland's position in relation to the right to a healthy environment from 2019 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form. [18535/24]

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Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications

The Deputy is referred to the table below:

Case	Service	Cost Ex VAT	Year
Duarte Agostinho and Others v Portugal and Others	Expert Report, Ireland’s contribution to climate change and mitigation, May 2021	€19,800	2021
Duarte Agostinho and Others v Portugal and Others	Expert Report, Ireland’s contribution to climate change and mitigation: Supplemental report to the European Court of Human, May 2022	€11,000	2022