Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 September 2022
554. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have made claims via the Cervical Check Tribunal; the number for whom claims have been settled; the number for whom claims have been rejected; and the number for whom the process is ongoing. [44672/22]
View answerThe CervicalCheck Tribunal was established on 27 October 2020 under the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019 (the 2019 Act). Establishment of the Tribunal was finalised with the appointment of the nominated chairperson and members with effect from 1 December 2020. The original closing date for receipt of claims was extended and the final date for making or transferring a claim to the Tribunal was 26 July 2022.
The Tribunal has indicated to my Department that it received twenty-six claims, two of which were consolidated. In terms of persons, that is twenty-five claims in respect of eligible women as set out in the relevant sections of the 2019 Act. Most of these claims were brought by individual claimants, however six claims were 'fatal injuries’ claims brought on behalf of surviving dependents, and some of these have more than one claimant. In respect of claims settled, the Tribunal has advised that of the claims lodged, to date, eight claims in respect of eligible women have been resolved between the parties. In circumstances where claims forms were submitted containing insufficient information for the Tribunal to issue the claim, the forms were returned for completion. No eligible claims were rejected by the Tribunal. However, in a small number of cases the Tribunal was not in a position to hear and determine a claim for want of respondent consent which was either not forthcoming or withdrawn.There are currently fourteen claims in process before the Tribunal.
