AQW 24389/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount their Department has been spent on (i) solicitors' fees; and (ii) court costs in relation to legal challenges on the Irish Language Strategy in the last ten years.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 13 March 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 13 March 2025
- Answer due by
- 31 March 2025
- Answered
- 17 April 202535 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The amount spent by the Executive Office in the last ten years on legal challenges in relation to the Irish Language Strategy is set out in the table below. It is not possible to disaggregate solicitors’ fees and court costs incurred by the department. Figures have been rounded to the nearest pound and are net of VAT.
| Financial Year | |
| 2016/2017 | £3,470 |
| 2017/2018 | £44,474 |
| 2018/2019 | £147 |
| 2021/2022 | £2,456 |
| 2022/2023 | £38,262 |
| TOTAL | £88,809 |