Peadar Tóibín
Question:20. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. [40281/23]
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The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive.
The SCA has provided this information on compensation payments which includes both general damages and special damages. The payments are in respect of both the clinical indemnity scheme as well as the public liability scheme.
• In 2013 the amount paid was €85 million
• In 2014 the amount paid was €70 million
• In 2015 the amount paid was €157 million
• In 2016 the amount paid was €153 million
• In 2017 the amount paid was €200 million
• In 2018 the amount paid was €230 million
• In 2019 the amount paid was €280 million
• In 2020 the amount paid was €275 million
• In 2021 the amount paid was €346 million
• In 2022 the amount paid was €352 million
• In 2023, the amount paid in the year to date to end of August 2023 was €247 million.
The total amount paid in compensation damages from 2013 to end August 2023 is €2.4 billion.
The figures provided are for compensation only and exclude legal fees. Over the period, legal fees were about 20% of the total claims amount.
Government, in January 2023, approved the establishment of an Interdepartmental Working Group to examine the rising cost of health-related claims and consider mechanisms to reduce costs, which is chaired independently by Dr. Rhona Mahony.