Bernard Allen
Question:203 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the compensation paid to members of staff injured on duty in each of the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. [13578/00]
Written Answers. - Compensation Payments.
Bernard Allen
Question:204 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid to members of staff under the headings of legal costs and settlements by his Department in 1998, 1999 and the year 2000. [13579/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together.
Compensation paid to members of staff injured on duty in each of the years 1997 to 1999 is listed in the following table:
|
Year |
IR£ |
|
1997 |
IR£0.00 |
|
1998 |
IR£40,000.00 |
|
1999 |
IR£15,080.00 |
The total paid to solicitors for plaintiffs legal costs in 1998, 1999 and 2000 were:
|
Year |
IR£ |
|
1998 |
IR£14,228.00 |
|
1999 |
IR£0.00 |
|
2000 |
IR£4,264.53 |
Bernard Allen
Question:205 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid to non-members of staff under the headings legal costs and settlements by his Department in 1998, 1999 and the year 2000. [13580/00]
The amounts paid to non-members of staff in respect of legal settlements and their associated legal costs in the years 1998, 1999 and to date in 2000 were as follows:
|
Year |
Total Paid in Year |
Numberof Cases |
|
1998 |
£510,394.17 |
4 |
|
1999 |
£263,297.28 |
8 |
|
2000 to date |
£125,000.00 |
1 |
These figures exclude payments made to solicitors in respect of the legal costs of settlements paid to staff members and the legal costs associated with tribunals of inquiry.