Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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632. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37804/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The numbers of cases brought against the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine since 1st January 2016, sorted by year and cause of action, are included in the table attached. The attached breakdown does not include District Court Appeals from Notices issued by officials, nor does it include cases being managed by the State Claims Agency.  Details of such cases have been requested directly from the State Claims Agency who advised that as of 8th July 2021, their lead time on such requests is 12 – 15 business days.

When the requested information has been received, details will be provided to the Deputy.