Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Legal Cases
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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3319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [40881/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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All legal costs for my Department are included within the published Appropriation Accounts, under 6.1 within Vote 45. Please find link below. The 2024 Accounts are currently under audit and will be published once the audit is complete:
www.audit.gov.ie/en/publications/appropriation%20accounts/.
Legal costs incurred by agencies under the aegis of the Department are a matter for the Agencies themselves. Contact details are attached.
| 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 | Oireachtas@hea.ie | Trevor Purtill |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | oireachtas@ggda.ie | nigel.thompson@ggda.ie |
| SOLAS | oireachtasinfo@solas.ie | Maria Walshe maria.walshe@solas.ie |
| Skillnet Ireland | oireachtasmembers@skillnetireland.ie | tracey.donnery@skillnetireland.ie |
| Quality and Qualifications Ireland | ceo@qqi.ie | ceo@qqi.ie |
| Léargas - The Exchange Bureau | oireachtas@leargas.ie | Lorraine Gilligan - lgilligan@leargas.ie |
| Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland | oireachtasqueries@researchireland.ie | Donna McCabe |
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