154 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Taoiseach in respect of the past five years if he will detail the number of court cases initiated against the State defended by the Office of the Attorney General; the number of such cases lost by the State upon completion of the litigation process; the number of cases won by the State; the number of cases settled; the number of cases not pursued or withdrawn by the plaintiff and the number of such cases currently outstanding before the courts. [1593/11]

The information requested by the Deputy in this question is being compiled by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

155 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Taoiseach the arrangements which exist within the Attorney General’s Office for the selection and appointment of counsel to represent the State in litigation; the names of those counsels in each of the past five years who have been instructed by the State and the fees paid to them in each of the past five years. [1594/11]

The information requested by the Deputy in this question is being compiled by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.

156 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Taoiseach the circumstances, if any, in which the Attorney General’s office in each of the past five years sought advice from or instructed a private firm of solicitors to represent the State or provide legal advices on any legal matter for the benefit of the State; the arrangements or protocols currently in place to facilitate the obtaining of such advice, the names of such firms from where such advice was sought or representation obtained and the fees paid to them in each of the past five years. [1595/11]

The information requested by the Deputy in this question is being compiled by the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.