Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the number of claims resolved by the tribunal; the timeframe for completion of the tribunal's work; the cost of the tribunal to date, by cost type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35088/23]
View answerThe number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal
Twenty-six [26] claims (of which two were combined) have been lodged with the
Tribunal since March 2021.
Twenty [20] claims were lodged by women and six [6] claims were lodged by or on behalf of the statutory dependants of women.
The number of claims resolved by the Tribunal
Sixteen [16] claims have been resolved on the basis of a settlement reached between the parties.
Seven [7] cases were resolved on the basis of a Notification issued pursuant to s. 12 of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act, 2019. This means that the claimants were notified by the Tribunal that it was not in a position to hear and determine the claim for want of either respondent or third-party consent in circumstances where such consent was either not forthcoming or had been withdrawn.
One [1] case was struck out when an ‘Unless Order’ came into effect.
Two [2] cases remain pending and are at an advanced stage in the proceedings.
The timeframe for completion of the Tribunal's work
Subject to the parties' compliance with the procedural time limits as directed by the
Tribunal in accordance with its Rules of Procedure, it is anticipated that the Tribunal
should be in a position whereby the processing of the remaining claims will have been completed by the end of the third quarter of 2023.
Costs
Information on the costs of the Tribunal was furnished to the Deputy further to Question No. 546 of 24 January 2023. Updated information on the costs of the Tribunal to date will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is collated.
