I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 554 together.
The State Claims Agency has prepared the below table in response to the information requested by the Deputy. The information in the table details the total amount paid from 1 January 2018 to 30 November 2020 across Damages, Legal and Expert costs in respect of non-medical negligence claims.
Transaction Bucket
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2018
|
2019
|
2020 (to End Nov)
|
Grand Total
|
Damages
|
€ 43,871,551
|
€ 55,668,452
|
€ 37,575,352
|
€ 137,115,355
|
Legal Cost
|
€ 26,783,094
|
€ 31,488,902
|
€ 31,014,182
|
€ 89,286,178
|
Expert Costs
|
€ 7,986,757
|
€ 4,645,859
|
€ 4,075,858
|
€ 16,708,474
|
Grand Total
|
€ 78,641,402
|
€ 91,803,213
|
€ 72,665,393
|
€ 243,110,008
|