Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases or legal actions currently being taken against nursing homes or hospitals, other residential care facilities and-or the State by persons or groups of persons who allege that their loved ones died having contracted Covid-19 in the hospital, residential care or a nursing home setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41481/21]
View answerThe State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSA’s) including the Health Service Executive.
I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the criteria below:
- The explicit reference to ”hospitals”, “residential care” or “nursing homes” is interpreted as claims notified to the SCA against the HSE which relate to incidents occurring within a nursing home, hospital or a community health organisation location/unit .
- Claims arising could relate to the death of a service user or staff member.
The number of claims currently being taken against the HSE, notified to the SCA, which arise from the death of a family member as a result of contracting Covid-19 in a Nursing Home, healthcare facility or hospital setting is 25. The 25 claims arise from the deaths of 25 different individuals.
