Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
2410. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women and or families of women currently involved in court cases, litigation and negotiation with the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests. [20748/21]
Amharc ar fhreagra2411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of women and or families of women who took legal proceedings against the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests since 2018. [20749/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 2410 and 2411 together.
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 State Claims Agency has provided me with the following information, in respect of the Deputy's question.
The information contained within this report has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the below criteria.
Criteria used
Question 1 below details claims where proceedings have been issued in relation to the Cervical Check issue
Question 2 relates to claims that are currently in the litigation stage in relation to the Cervical Check issue and excludes those that have been already concluded.
This report is correct as of 20/04/2021.
199 legal proceedings have been issued to date relating to the Cervical Check issue, of which 195 were claims received since 01/01/2018. 170 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 29 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries.
There are 172 claims in the active litigation stage relating to the Cervical Check issue. 144 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 28 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries.
