The error in the published accounts of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal for 2009 to which I referred in previous PQ replies did not also occur in 2008, and the documented surplus of €106,672,203 referred to previously was not an accumulation over 2008 and 2009. The Tribunal decided to compile the 2010 Annual Report in-house for reasons of cost. The Tribunal advises that their decision to revert to the original report format for 2012 arose to facilitate the revised process for laying reports before the Houses of the Oireachtas on-line. The recent addition of accounts details for 2010 and 2011 on their website was made by the Tribunal when it came to attention that these details had been omitted. All Annual Reports of the Tribunal are laid before both houses of the Oireachtas and they are available in the Dáil Library.
The Revised Book of Estimates for 2014 includes the following figures pertaining to the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal under Vote 38 Department of Health:
- Subhead F3 - Payment to a Special Account established under Section 10 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Acts 1997 and 2002: €24.786m
- Subhead F4 - Payment to a Reparation Fund established under Section 11 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Acts 1997 and 2002: €3.849m
Details of disbursements from the Department of Health Vote to the two Special Accounts established under Sections 10 and 11 of the Acts are set out in the following table. The accounts of the Department of Health are audited on an annual basis by the Comptroller & Auditor General.
Year
|
Paid from Health Vote to the Special Account established under Section 10 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997, as amended.
|
Paid from Health Vote to the Special Account established under Section 11 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997, as amended.
|
Total
|
-
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
1995
|
76,184,284.71
|
0.00
|
76,184,284.71
|
1996
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1997
|
34,282,928.12
|
19,046,071.18
|
53,328,999.30
|
1998
|
113,006,688.98
|
19,046,071.18
|
132,052,760.16
|
1999
|
59,677,689.69
|
11,427,642.71
|
71,105,332.40
|
2000
|
47,615,177.94
|
6,983,559.43
|
54,598,737.37
|
2001
|
49,519,785.06
|
7,618,428.47
|
57,138,213.53
|
2002
|
44,286,000.00
|
6,349,000.00
|
50,635,000.00
|
2003
|
46,651,000.00
|
8,349,000.00
|
55,000,000.00
|
2004
|
53,000,000.00
|
8,500,000.00
|
61,500,000.00
|
2005
|
63,500,000.00
|
8,500,000.00
|
72,000,000.00
|
2006
|
64,286,000.00
|
11,349,000.00
|
75,635,000.00
|
2007
|
54,900,000.00
|
9,000,000.00
|
63,900,000.00
|
2008
|
64,286,000.00
|
11,349,000.00
|
75,635,000.00
|
2009
|
49,000,000.00
|
5,200,000.00
|
54,200,000.00
|
2010
|
42,000,000.00
|
6,400,000.00
|
48,400,000.00
|
2011
|
28,600,000.00
|
3,600,000.00
|
32,200,000.00
|
2012
|
25,300,000.00
|
3,250,000.00
|
28,550,000.00
|
2013
|
21,200,000.00
|
3,000,000.00
|
24,200,000.00
|
Total to end 2013
|
937,295,554.50
|
148,967,772.97
|
1,086,263,327.47
|
Amount voted for 2014
|
24,786,000.00
|
3,849,000.00
|
28,635,000.00
|