The State Claims Agency (SCA) is part of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), which is a body under the aegis of the Minister for Finance. The SCA have supplied the information included in this report, and confirmed that it is correct as of 14th May 2018.
This report shows the number of active claims managed by the State Claims Agency in relation to historical child sexual abuse claims as recorded on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This is hosted by the SCA for the Health Service Executive (HSE), other Healthcare enterprises and State Authorities.
Historical child sexual abuse claims are assumed to be claims with a date of Incident recorded on NIMS as 2000 or earlier.
With regard to the number of active claims against the SCA relating to historical child sexual abuse, please see Table 1.
Table 1: Active historical child sexual abuse claims
Location
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Number of active claims
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Minister of Justice (Dept. of Justice, An Garda Síochána, Irish Prison Service, Courts Service)
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13
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Childrens Detention Schools
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5
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Day Schools
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116
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HSE
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110
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Residential Institutions
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12
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Tusla
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31
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Total
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287
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Definitions:
National Incident Management System (NIMS): Incidents (which include claims) are reported using the “National Incident Management System”. This is hosted by the State Claims Agency (SCA) for the HSE, other Healthcare enterprises and State Authorities. An incident can be a harmful Incident (Adverse Event), no harm incident, near miss, dangerous occurrence (reportable circumstance) or complaint.
Claim : A claim refers to notification of intention to seek compensation for personal injury and/or property damage where it is alleged the State was negligent. The application may be in the form of a letter of claim, an InjuriesBoard.ie application, or a written/oral request.