Legal expenses paid by DSS for litigation for a request made under PAIA

Copies of any and all records, or parts of records, relating to legal expenses paid by the Department between 9 March 2001 and 9 March 2014 for any litigation (including proposed litigation) brought in any Court regarding a decision of the Department or Minister of State Security about a request for information made under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 setting out the following:

1.    the total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) whether made to lawyers, Counsel or any witness or other adviser, to defend or conduct that litigation,

2.    the total amount paid (or parts of amounts paid, where only that information is available) as a result of:
      •  a costs order made by a Court, and/or
      •  an out of court settlement,
for the legal costs of any party or potential party (including amicus curiae) to that litigation,

3.    any internal costs and/or time spent by in-house lawyers or officers responsible for PAIA requests in the Department, to defend or conduct that litigation.