Written answers
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Legal Cases
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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382. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [37811/21]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The table below sets out the number of cases brought against my Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021, and the nature of those cases.
| Year | Number of Cases | Nature of Case |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | Passport (1) Foreign Births Registration (1) Unfair Dismissal (1) |
| 2020 | 6 | Passport (3) Data breach (2) Personal Injuries (1) |
| 2019 | 13 | Passport (6) Data breach (2) Personal Injuries (4) Employment Law (1) |
| 2018 | 13 | Passport (9) Foreign Births Registration (1) Personal Injuries (2) Employment law (1) |
| 2017 | 3 | Passport (2) Personal Injuries (1) |
| 2016 | 4 | Passport (2) Personal Injuries (1) Psychological Injuries (1) |
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