Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Judicial Reviews
Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The table below outlines the number of cases where the Department has been named as a party in Judicial Review proceedings and files have been closed. As per Dáil Standing Order 70, it would be inappropriate to comment further on sub judice matters.
Year | Cases Closed |
---|---|
2015 | 0 |
2016 | 0 |
2017 | 2 |
2018 | 8 |
2019 | 5 |
2020 | 3 |
2021 | 4 |
2022 | 6 |
2023 | 8 |
2024 | 4 |
2025 to date | 0 |
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