Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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103. To ask the Taoiseach the cost to the Exchequer each year from 2009 to 2014 of the amount paid by his Department under the terms of settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses. [26565/14]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The vast majority of claims under the remit of the State Claims Agency (SCA) are resolved without confidentiality agreements attaching. Agreements, where entered into at the behest of either party, preclude the disclosure of settlement details by either party. It would therefore, be inappropriate to identify settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses. The Deputy will be aware that confidentiality agreements typically apply to claims in respect of minors or claims associated with abuse or specific medical negligence issues. The Table lists the cost to the Exchequer each year from 2009 to 2014 of the amount paid by my Department under the terms of settlements.

Cost to the Exchequer paid by the Department of the Taoiseach under terms of settlements 2009 - 2014