The State Claims Agency has supplied the information requested by the Deputy, as set out in the tables below.
Table 1: The largest 10 "payouts" on claims finalised in 2014 for the Clinical & General Claims portfolios
Damages Paid
|
-
|
Clinical Portfolio
|
General Portfolio
|
|
1
|
€6,500,000
|
€805,650
|
|
2
|
€6,419,000
|
€600,000
|
|
3
|
€3,500,000
|
€600,000
|
|
4
|
€2,250,000
|
€560,000
|
|
5
|
€1,450,000
|
€475,000
|
|
6
|
€1,450,000
|
€415,000
|
|
7
|
€1,375,000
|
€375,000
|
|
8
|
€1,063,840
|
€300,000
|
|
9
|
€810,000
|
€245,000
|
|
10
|
€787,500
|
€210,000
|
Table 2: The "Sub-Hazard Type" of the largest 10 "payouts" on claims finalised in 2014 for the Clinical & General Claims portfolios:
Sub-Hazard Type
|
-
|
Clinical Portfolio
|
General Portfolio
|
|
1
|
Clinical Procedure
|
Slip/Trip/Fall
|
|
2
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Investigation of Abuse
|
|
3
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Investigation of Abuse
|
|
4
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Self-Injurious Behaviour
|
|
5
|
Medication fluids/Medical Gases
|
Slip/Trip/Fall
|
|
6
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Crash/Collision
|
|
7
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Crash/Collision
|
|
8
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Slip/Trip/Fall
|
|
9
|
Clinical Procedure
|
Abuse
|
|
10
|
Birth Specific Procedure
|
Exposure to Biological Hazard
|
Table 3: Agency's legal fees paid on each of the largest 10 "payouts" on claims finalised in 2014 for the Clinical and General Claims portfolios
Agency Legal Fees Paid
|
-
|
Clinical Portfolio
|
General Portfolio
|
|
1
|
€450,400
|
€106,401
|
|
2
|
€445,811
|
€55,521
|
|
3
|
€336,551
|
€8,349
|
|
4
|
€275,555
|
€67,627
|
|
5
|
€186,589
|
€41,987
|
|
6
|
€149,985
|
€11,630
|
|
7
|
€370,907
|
€38,386
|
|
8
|
€173,284
|
€34,371
|
|
9
|
€133,709
|
€49,496
|
|
10
|
€189,420
|
€31,702
|
Table 4: Plaintiff legal fees paid on each of the largest 10 "payouts" on claims finalised in 2014 for the Clinical & General Claims portfolios
Plaintiff Legal Fees Paid
|
-
|
Clinical Portfolio
|
General Portfolio
|
|
1
|
€1,115,657
|
€232,559
|
|
2
|
€868,506
|
€94,000
|
|
3
|
€735,000
|
€93,093
|
|
4
|
€565,214
|
€122,684
|
|
5
|
€462,474
|
€91,354
|
|
6
|
€289,520
|
€32,956
|
|
7
|
€248,983
|
€86,585
|
|
8
|
€233,969
|
€74,228
|
|
9
|
€331,464
|
€78,966
|
|
10
|
€127,287
|
€62,896
|
Response notes:
The data above includes the following:
- The position as of 14/10/2015;
- Both the Clinical and General Claim portfolios;
- Claim Finalised between 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014;
- None of the settlements were costs inclusive (claimant costs).
