Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2021
72. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in plaintiff legal costs and its own legal costs in non-medical negligence cases by the State in 2020. [3165/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that, as of 31 December 2020, the total plaintiff legal costs and agency legal costs paid on all claims being managed by the SCA under the General Indemnity Scheme between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 was €35,572,220.
The SCA have supplied the following table to show the breakdown of these costs:
|
Transaction Type |
Total |
|
Agency Legal Costs |
€ 15,319,170 |
|
Plaintiff Legal Costs |
€ 20,253,050 |
|
Grand Total |
€ 35,572,220 |
Please note that this figure relates only to claims under the General Indemnity Scheme and exclude all claims relating to clinical care. The legal costs sum includes VAT, and in the case of plaintiff’s costs, the sum shown also includes payments made in respect of experts retained by plaintiffs to support their cases.
