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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 November 2022

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Ceisteanna (168)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

168. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases which have been processed by the CervicalCheck Tribunal to date; the number that have been concluded; the number of judges sitting on the Tribunal; the number of staff employed to work in the CervicalCheck Tribunal; the rates of pay for these staff; the current ongoing cost of the Tribunal, including costs associated with office space and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58228/22]

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Twenty-six (26) cases, in total, have been lodged with and processed by the Tribunal. Fourteen (14) cases have concluded.

Nine(9) of the concluded cases were resolved between the parties following which final orders were made by the Tribunal.

Five(5) concluded cases ended on the basis that the Tribunal issued notifications pursuant to s. 12 (3) of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act, 2019.

The Minister appointed three (3) judges to serve on the Tribunal. The Chairperson and one Ordinary Member of the Tribunal are currently serving Judges of the Court of Appeal and of the High Court, respectively. The other Ordinary Member of the Tribunal is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal.

The Tribunal currently retains one staff member, namely, the Tribunal Registrar.

The costs of staffing the Tribunal from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 was €212,008. This figure is inclusive of employer's PRSI and it reflects the salaries paid to 3 staff members up to June 2021 and 1 staff member thereafter.

Operational costs of the Tribunal for 2020 were: €217,123.41, while for 2021 these were: €83,328.00.

Details of the Tribunal's cost type including staffing costs are available in the Tribunal's Annual Report 2020 and its soon to be published Annual Report 2021.

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