Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 1428: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will convey his view to the Chief State Solicitor's office that the Government does not wish the instruction to a debt collection agency to be proceeded with on its behalf against a group (details supplied) regarding the State's legal cost. [40238/05]

Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 1429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the instructions of the Chief State Solicitor's office on behalf of the Commissioners of Public Works here to hire a debt collection agency (details supplied), was a decision of the Cabinet; if he will revisit this decision by the Government or its agents in view of the fact that the State lost all but one of the legal cases taken by a group (details supplied), and that the public good was served by way of clarification and subsequent legislation through the actions taken by the group. [40240/05]

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 1460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will cover costs being sought by the Chief State Solicitor's office against persons who initiated an action preventing unwarranted development at Mullaghmore, County Clare. [1138/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1428, 1429 and 1460 together.

I understand that the Chief State Solicitor's office will not be pursuing costs in this case. The solicitors for the group concerned have been notified accordingly.