I propose to take Questions Nos. 1598 and 2279 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. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria:
- The explicit reference to ”hospitals”, “nursing homes” or “residential care facility” is interpreted as claims notified to the SCA against the HSE which relate to incidents occurring within a nursing home, hospital or a community health organisation location/unit.
- Claims arising could relate to the death of a service user or staff member.
The number of claims against the HSE, notified to the SCA, which relate to the death of a family member/dependent as a result of contracting Covid-19 in a Nursing Home, healthcare facility or hospital setting is 16. Each claim relates to a single death of a family member/dependent.