Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
643. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [36905/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThis Department was formally established under the transfer of functions order dated 21 October 2020 with the functions transferring from the Department of Education. The Department of Education and Skills 2019 Appropriation Accounts disclosed three categories of contingent liabilities, none of which are relevant to this Department. My Department will as part of the 2020 Appropriation Account process determine what contingent liabilities, if any, need to be disclosed in the notes to the 2020 Appropriation Accounts.
