Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2021
71. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid out in damages in non-medical negligence cases by the State Claims Agency in 2020; the top five amounts paid out; and the nature of each case. [3164/21]
View answerWith respect to claims under the management of the State Claims Agency (SCA), I am informed that, as of 31 December 2020, Damages payments with respect to General claims paid in 2020 by the SCA on behalf of delegated State Authorities and Healthcare enterprises amounted to €42,825,178. Please note that clinical care claims are excluded from this response, however the term Damages payments can include both General Damages and Special Damages.
The State Claims Agency has prepared the below table in response to the information requested by the Deputy.
|
Incident/Hazard Category |
Sub Hazard Type |
Damages Paid in 2020 |
|
Exposure to Behavioural Hazards |
Violence, Harassment and Aggression |
€ 1,020,626 |
|
Exposure to Psychological Hazards |
Death Alleging Negligence |
€ 629,420 |
|
Exposure to Behavioural Hazards |
Self-Injurious Behaviour |
€ 600,000 |
|
Exposure to Behavioural Hazards |
Violence, Harassment and Aggression |
€ 525,710 |
|
Exposure to Psychological Hazards |
Death Alleging Negligence |
€ 525,000 |
For information, the incident/hazard category is a high level classification used to describe the cause of an incident. It is based on international recognised hazard classifications which have been further developed to denote hazards which can have a direct or indirect impact on a person or property. This high-level classification is a grouping together of like type hazards which are broken down in further detail in the sub-hazard type which provides a further breakdown so that more specific detail can be recorded.
