Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Legal Cases
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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786. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/25]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of my Department is as follows:
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements |
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2022 | €76,314 |
2023 | €108,446 |
2024 | €167,018 |
2025 (to date) | €31,968 |
The position for the bodies under the ageis of my Department is as follows:
National Shared Services Office
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation advice and settlements |
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2022 | Nil |
2023 | €50,000 |
2024 | Nil |
2025 (to date) | Nil |
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation advice and settlements |
---|---|
2022 | Nil |
2023 | Nil |
2024 | Nil |
2025 (to date) | Nil |
Office of the Ombudsman
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation advice and settlements |
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2022 | €368K |
2023 | €574K |
2024 | €917K |
2025 (to date) | €249K |
Public Appointments Service
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation advice and settlements |
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2022 | €581.79 |
2023 | €52,895.51 |
2024 | Nil |
2025 (to date) | Nil |
Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery
Year | List the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation advice and settlements |
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2022 | €28,803 |
2023 | €74,932 |
2024 | €55,726 |
2025 (to date) | Nil |
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