Bernard Allen
Ceist:569 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of compensation paid out to victims of hepatitis C infection from blood products in total to date; and on a year by year basis since 1996. [22071/01]
Written Answers. - Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal.
A total of £290 million was paid between 1996 and end September 2001 in respect of hepatitis C compensation tribunal awards and reparation fund payments. The amounts paid each year were as follows:
|
Year |
Awards |
Reparation FundPayments |
Total |
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|
£m |
No of cases |
£m |
No of cases |
£m |
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|
1996 |
23 |
204 |
nil |
nil |
23 |
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|
1997 |
45 |
327 |
9 |
340 |
54 |
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|
1998 |
83 |
535 |
20 |
686 |
103 |
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|
1999 |
34 |
214 |
7 |
220 |
41 |
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|
2000 |
30 |
126 |
6 |
136 |
36 |
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|
2001 |
27 |
47 |
6 |
54 |
33 |
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|
Total |
242 |
1,453 |
48 |
1,436 |
290 |