Michael Healy-Rae
Ceist:
316. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal costs pertaining to his Department and An Bord Pleanála and their related agencies in respect of all legal services provided in all appeal and judicial review applications instituted against his Department or An Bord Pleanála by case in each of the years since January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61741/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra
The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy 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, costs of legal services for Judicial Review court cases and any subsequent appeals for the period requested, met by the Department, are set out in the table below.
Case Name
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Judicial Review (JR) or Appeal
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2016 €
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2017 €
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2018 €
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2019 €
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2020 €
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2021 €
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Sweetman v. Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Ireland and the Attorney General
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JR
|
|
|
|
|
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50,000
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Diarmaid O’Cadhla v. Valuation Tribunal, Houses of the Oireachtas and Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
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JR
|
|
|
|
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12,975
|
|
Sabrina Kemper v. An Bord Pleanála, Ireland and the Attorney General
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JR
|
|
|
|
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4,573
|
858
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Máire Uí Mhuirnín v. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government
|
JR
|
|
|
|
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206,250
|
|
Sea Fibre Networks Ltd & Celtix Connect Ltd v Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government and Rockabill Cable System
|
JR
|
|
|
|
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221,852
|
|
O’Toole v Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Local Government and America Europe Connects 2
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JR
|
|
|
|
|
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157,904
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St.Margaret’s Concerned Residents & Others v Dublin Airport Authority Hearing
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JR
|
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2,063
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|
|
|
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Friends of the Irish Environment CLG v Fingal, Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland and the Attorney General and Ryanair
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JR
|
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5,739
|
|
|
|
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My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. These State bodies, including An Bord Pleanála, may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in the table below.
State Body
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Contact E-mail Address
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State Body
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Contact E-mail Address
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An Bord Pleanála
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oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie
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An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)
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info@nationalwaterforum.ie
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Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
|
oireachtasqueries@ahbregulator.ie
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Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum
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infodocklands@dublincity.ie
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Ervia
|
oireachtas@ervia.ie
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Gas Networks Ireland
|
oireachtas@ervia.ie
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Heritage Council
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oireachtas@heritagecouncil.ie
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Housing Finance Agency
|
oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie
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Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency
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publicreps@housingagency.ie
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Irish Water
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oireachtasmembers@water.ie
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Land Development Agency
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oireachtas@lda.ie
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Local Government Management Agency
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corporate@lgma.ie
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National Oversight and Audit Commission
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info@noac.ie
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National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
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ntacc@housing.gov.ie
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Office of the Planning Regulator
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oireachtas@opr.ie
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Ordnance Survey Ireland
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Oireachtas@osi.ie
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Property Registration Authority
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reps@prai.ie
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Pyrite Resolution Board
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oireachtasinfo@pyriteboard.ie
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Residential Tenancies Board
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OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie
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Valuation Office
|
oireachtas.enquiries@VALOFF.ie
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Valuation Tribunal
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info@valuationtribunal.ie
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Water Advisory Body
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info@wab.gov.ie
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Waterways Ireland
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ceoffice@waterwaysireland.org
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