Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020
719. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2020; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs in respect of the pay-outs. [40106/20]
View answerThe State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive.
I have been informed by the SCA that the information below has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Medical negligence claims are identified on NIMS through the Incident / Hazard Category of Clinical Care, therefore, the below relates to Clinical Care claims being managed by the SCA.
Criteria used
- Incident/Hazard Category – Clinical Care.
- Transactions from 01/01/2020 to 30/09/2020
- This relates to all healthcare locations and private healthcare schemes
- The figures are correct as of 30/09/2020
The table below shows the total amount paid on all Clinical Care cases from 01/01/2020 to 30/09/2020. The Amount Paid consists of all Damages, Expert Costs, Plaintiff Legal Costs, and Agency Legal Costs.
|
Transaction Type |
Amount Paid |
|
Agency Legal Costs |
€17,110,937 |
|
Plaintiff Legal Costs |
€36,180,913 |
|
Damages Payments |
€145,376,896 |
|
Expert Costs |
€5,334,975 |
|
Total |
€204,003,721 |
