135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; the costs incurred by her Department in relation to such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41725/24]

My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020.

In seeking to provide the Deputy with the information requested, the assumption has been made that the question relates to civil proceedings taken against my Department or one of its offices.

In this regard, a case has been taken against my Department in the Circuit Court in Donegal as a second defendant, which is currently at Discovery stage.

There has been no expenditure by my Department on external legal services to-date.