Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of judicial reviews taken against his Department in the past ten years to date in 2022, in tabular form; if he will indicate in the reply the body and or person that initiated judicial review proceedings; the number of judicial reviews that remain open and or active; and the totality of costs incurred by his Department as a result of judicial reviews over that time period. [50754/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of judicial reviews taken against my Department during the period in question are set out in the table below.

Responsibility for the Protection of Employees (Employer’s Insolvency) Act 1984 transferred to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from the Minister for Social Protection in October 2020. Judicial reviews relating to provisions of this Act prior to October 2020 were initiated against the Minister for Social Protection, but are now reported by my Department.

Additionally, there were a number of judicial review proceedings relating to Employment Permit applications during the period in question. It is not possible to compile details of these in the time available.