Written answers

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Legal Cases

Photo of Patrick CostelloPatrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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2600.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal cases taken by his Department or by State agencies bodies under his Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31365/24]

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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There have been no legal cases taken by my Department against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies since the Department was formed in 2020.

The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out below, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query.

Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Name of Body Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members
Higher Education Authority Padraic Mellett*
Irish Research Council( Note 1) Padraic Mellett*
Grangegorman Development Agency
SOLAS Maria Walsh
Skillnets Ireland
Quality and Qualifications Ireland
Léargas – The Exchange Bureau
Science Foundation Ireland Ciara Cotter

Note 1 – In regard to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) as the IRC operates under the auspices of the HEA. Mr Mellett will address Oireachtas queries for both the HEA and IRC. Please use and , respectively, to contact Mr Mellett.

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