Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 October 2023
199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and the costs associated with same in each of those years. [45404/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below sets out the available information regarding the number of litigation cases where the Department of Social Protection is the respondent.
The Chief State Solicitor's Office, as Government solicitor, absorbs the costs of representing the Department.
|
Year |
Number of cases |
|
2023 (so far) |
59 |
|
2022 |
54 |
|
2021 |
21 |
|
2020 |
31 |
|
2019 |
15 |
|
2018 |
45 |
|
2017 |
32 |
Accurate figures for the years prior to 2017 are not readily available.
