Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 November 2022
166. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of settlements that have been made with women who alleged that their CervicalCheck smear tests were misread in each of the past ten years; and the number of these settlements that involved non-disclosure agreements. [58226/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe State Claims Agency (SCA) has received 378 CervicalCheck claims as at 1 November 2022, including psychological claims brought by family members, and 25 of these claims were for the CervicalCheck Tribunal. Of the 378, 225 are active and not yet concluded, 153 are concluded.
The SCA has never sought NDAs in CervicalCheck cases.
More generally it is not the practice of the SCA to seek or introduce NDA in cases handled by it save in very limited instances where an NDA is expressly requested by a plaintiff in any individual case.
The more specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the State Claims Agency to provide this. I will respond directly to the Deputy on receipt.
