Departmental Budgets

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Ceisteanna (153)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the way in which his Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability; if forecasting is undertaken regarding setting future amounts; the contingent liability figure for his Department for 2020; and if the contingent has been utilised to date in 2020. [36912/20]

Freagraí scríofa

The Taoiseach

No amount is set aside on an annual basis by my Department for contingent liabilities. Since 2016 my Department's Appropriation Account includes a note on contingent liabilities in references to ongoing legal cases which may generate future costs. My Department's Appropriation Account is published on an annual basis by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.