Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under his aegis for whatever reason in the past ten years to date; the extent, if any, to which a confidentiality clause was attached in any such agreements; if known, the cost or likely cost to the Exchequer arising therefrom, and under what particular heading any such charge might have been applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37719/11]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The Department's financial management system does not specifically track out of court settlements separately to other compensatory payments made on foot of legal proceedings, including judgment awards. This includes payments made in relation to claims of personal injury and property damage against this Department, which are managed by the State Claims Agency. The following table indicates the total paid in legal settlement costs in the years 2005 to date. Similar information relating to the years 2002-2004 is not readily available. Many of the settlements are subject to confidentiality clauses but in the time available it is not possible to review the details of all settlements in order to arrive at the exact number.

There are no State Bodies under the aegis of this Department.