Departmental Legal Cases

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 October 2023

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Ceisteanna (215)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

215. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of legal cases taken against his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and the costs associated with same in each of those years. [45390/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

It is not possible to provide this information in the required time. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

The number of legal cases taken against my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023 is as follows:

Total Cases Per Year:

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Grand Total
10	13	18	14	14	6	8	15	20	11	1	130

The amount of costs associated with the above cases is as follows:

Costs Amount Per Year in €:

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Grand Total
0	80,000	530,153	781,919	434,826	24,283	116,937	64,742	55,000	0	0	2,087,861

*These figures are provided from the Department’s current file records as of 9th November 2023 and contains the most current and up to date information that is available to us.

The reply from the State Claims Agency in relation to the Personal Injuries cases is enclosed separately and has been obtained directly from that body, as is standard procedure.