458. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the value of plaintiff legal or other costs arising from the settlement agreements made in respect of terminated pre-contract agreements with the International Protection Accommodation Service and accommodation providers. [70445/26]
Topics / Departmental Legal Cases
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Legal Cases
287 questions from 34 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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286 written, 1 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 83 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 126 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 25 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
64. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent on litigating judicial reviews in Cork for failure to complete AON in the necessary timeframe since 2020. [65644/26]
573. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54701/26]
579. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, in the past five years to end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54707/26]
299. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount spent by her Department, including expenditure on legal fees, counsel fees, solicitor costs and any related costs, in defending court proceedings taken by parents or guardians arising from a child not being offered a school place at a recognised primary or post-primary school, excluding cases primarily concerning special educational …
543. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of legal cases taken against his Department or the International Protection Accommodation Service by accommodation providers that have been settled in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the total cost of those settlements; the number of cases currently at pre-litigation stage; and if he will make a stat…
158. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the information his Department has received from the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) on the number of enforcement actions taken since ANCA's establishment under the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; and whether he is satisfied that ANCA, which is embedded within Fingal County Council and funded by a levy paid by the airport operat…
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship revocation cases currently under active consideration by his Department; the number where notice of intention to revoke has issued; and the number where a Committee of Inquiry has been requested since 7 April 2025. [32931/26]
525. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal actions relating to the provision of education supports that occurred in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29699/26]
778. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/26]
841. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/26]
2. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach Taoiseach to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; and if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions. [28871/26]
7. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
29. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28831/26]
35. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28843/26]
52. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28…
62. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal act…
94. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28…
115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on t…
122. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement…
147. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2884…
157. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on…
165. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on th…
187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on …
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if …