Bill entitled an Act to provide for the timely hearing of Referendum Petitions; to provide that appeals from decisions of the High Court in relation to such proceedings be referred directly to the Supreme Court; to provide for an automatic stay on any High Court order appealed to the Supreme Court; to provide that the Court of Appeal has no function in such proceedings and to provide for connected matters
125. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship that are awaiting decision for between six months to 12 months; in excess of 12 months and up to 18 months; and in excess of 18 months. [32575/15]
408. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to Dublin South constituency, the number of pupils currently attending primary school or secondary school in 2015, compared to 2010; in respect of each school, the enrolment numbers expected in September 2015; in respect of each school, as compared to 2011, the current number of teachers, resource teachers, and special needs assistants; and in respect of each school, the numbers sanctioned for the next school year. [19249/15]
407. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the Dublin South constituency, the new works sanctioned for schools since 9 March 2011; the funding provided, to date, for such works; the schools that received such funding; the new schools, school buildings and-or school extensions completed from March 2011 to date in 2015; the works currently being undertaken, and works expected to commence within the next 12 months; the position regarding school projects for which sanction has been sought; the current stage in respect of each such project, and the schools concerned. [19248/15]
233. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted citizenship in each of the following periods: 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2012; 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013; 1 May 2013 to 30 April 2014; and 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015. [19291/15]
232. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of the Garda Reserve currently attached to each of the Garda stations engaged in policing within the Dublin South constituency area, compared to the numbers so attached to those stations in 2010. [19290/15]
231. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new patrol cars made available to members of An Garda Síochána undertaking policing within the south Dublin constituency, in the period March 2011 to date in 2015; and the total number of patrol cars attached to each of the relevant Garda stations, as of this date, as compared to those so attached in 2010. [19289/15]
230. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and category of crimes committed in the Stepaside area, County Dublin, in each of the years between 2005 and 2014; and the crimes committed in 2015 to date. [19288/15]
229. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the works currently being undertaken at Dundrum Garda station, Dublin 14, will be completed; the estimated final cost of the works; if she will provide details on the new facilities that will result from these works; and the additional technology that will be available as a result to the gardaí stationed in Dundrum. [19287/15]
308. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in detail, the sums paid in respect of each allowance to each non-party Independent Member of Dáil Éireann, since the general election held in 2011; and the annual sum in respect of each allowance so paid, including the Leader's allowance. [18274/15]
290. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with the relevant authorities in the United States with a view to concluding an updated double taxation agreement along the lines of the current double taxation agreement in existence between the United States and the UK addressing inheritance tax matters; his views that the more favourable treatment in the United States of UK spouses under the current US-UK arrangements in respect of inheritance tax matters as compared to Irish spouses is anomalous and unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41324/14]
280. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she was first informed that GSOC had instructed solicitors to represent them in their dealings with persons (details supplied); and by whom she was so informed. [35523/14]
279. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the backup assistance provided to Mr. Justice Cooke for the work undertaken by him and for the typing up and completion of the Cooke report; and if she will detail any expenses incurred in respect of same. [35522/14]
278. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the fees payable to Mr Justice Cooke for work undertaken by him with regard to the completion of the Cooke report into the alleged Garda surveillance of GSOC; and the moneys paid to him to-date. [35521/14]
58. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Taoiseach to outline the back-up assistance provided to a person (details supplied) for the work undertaken by him and for the typing up and completion of the Guerin report; and if he will detail any expenses incurred in respect of same. [35520/14]
57. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Taoiseach to set down the fees payable to a person (details supplied) for work undertaken by him regarding the completion of the Guerin report; and the moneys paid to him to date. [35519/14]
245 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, participated in a series of meetings with the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation during the period May 2010 to December 2010, inclusive, during which the financial needs of the organisation were discussed with regard to its maintaining its services and providing additional services to children between the ages four and six years; to confirm that those who attended the meeting were led to believe that additional funding would be made available to the organisation when no such funding has been so provided; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the organisation has been notified by the Health Service Executive that its funding is to be cut by €10,000 this year; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is impossible for this organisation to continue to provide its current level of service without additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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154 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of judicial review cases instituted to review the decisions made by him, or his officials, on immigration matters including entry visas, residence and repatriation applications.
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305 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí engaged in checking passports at airports and other border controls.
[2794/11]
304 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total number of asylum seekers for whom accommodation is being provided by or on behalf of the State and the cost of such accommodation per week.
[2793/11]
303 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of asylum cases pending hearing and determination by the High Court and the average cost to the State of each asylum action taken in the High Court.
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300 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the growing concern that the proliferation of cash for gold businesses opening in various parts of the country are causing an increase in thefts and burglaries of gold jewellery; the consideration, if any, given by him to date to the enactment of legislation to ensure such businesses are licensed and required to obtain documentation verifying ownership of items purchased; his views on whether such legislation is desirable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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292 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform in respect of Irish citizen children who left this State in the years 2005 to 2010 in the company of their parents deported from Ireland as a consequence of breaching an immigration law or a failed application for asylum, to state the efforts, if any, this State has made to remain in contact with such children and or to provide to each such child access to the Irish embassy in their country of residence or to the Irish embassy responsible for handling diplomatic representation in that country
[2504/11]
291 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Irish citizen children who left this State in each of the years 2005 to 2010 in the company of their parents deported from Ireland as a consequence of breaching of Irish immigration law or a failed application for asylum; to detail in each year the countries to which such parents, accompanied by their child/ren, were returned; the means of transportation by which such children left the State and, if by air, to state whether by chartered or scheduled flight.
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924 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Defence in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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925 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Defence with regard to legal services used by his Department, any body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm that succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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923 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Defence in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and-or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
[1618/11]
913 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs with regard to legal services used by his Department, any body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm that succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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912 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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911 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and-or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
[1617/11]
899 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation with regard to legal services used by his Department, any body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm that succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
[1650/11]
898 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
[1635/11]
897 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and-or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
[1620/11]
880 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with regard to legal services used by his Department, any body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm that succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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879 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
[1630/11]
878 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
[1615/11]
819 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to legal services used by his Department, any Body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitor’s firm who succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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818 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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817 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
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798 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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799 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to legal services used by his Department, any Body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitor’s firm who succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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797 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
[1621/11]
752 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport with regard to legal services used by her Department, any Body under the aegis of her Department and any State agency for which she is responsible; if she will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm who succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
[1658/11]
751 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if she will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which she or her predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed; judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and if not, by whom; if she will detail the legal costs incurred by her Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which she or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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750 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by her Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and where not, why not.
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730 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed, judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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731 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Social Protection with regard to legal services used by his Department, any Body under the aegis of his Department or any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services for which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitors firm who succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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729 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Social Protection in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the arrangements entered into by his Department for the obtaining of advice from a firm of solicitors and/or from senior or junior counsel; in each case the subject matter in respect of which advices were sought, the name of the solicitors firm and/or barristers concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned, that is, whether it involved the drafting of legislation or the obtaining of legal advices; whether in each case the matter concerned was advertised for tender and, where not, why not.
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637 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs with regard to legal services used by his Department, any body under the aegis of his Department and any State agency for which he is responsible; if he will give details of the legal services of which there has been competitive tendering in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; the legal firm in each case that furnished advice with regard to any such tendering and assisted in the preparation of tender documents and in each case to detail the solicitor’s firm which succeeded in each tendering process, the nature of the work for which each firm successfully tendered and the fees paid for any such advice or assistance to each firm for work for which it tendered.
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636 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 if he will give details of the number of court cases initiated in each year in which he or his predecessor was named as a defendant; the number of such cases in each year initiated in the District Court, Circuit Court or High Court; the nature of the proceedings taken, for example, the number of cases in which damages were claimed, judicial review was sought of decisions made or were constitutional challenges and so on; whether in all such cases legal representation was provided by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and if not, by whom; if he will detail the legal costs incurred by his Department in each of the said years in respect of any such litigation and to provide a breakdown of same including details of fees paid to solicitors and barristers; to detail the number of cases in each of the aforesaid years that were lost and in respect of which he or the State was ordered to pay the plaintiff’s costs and the amount of costs so paid in each of the aforesaid years.
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