Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We discovered during a previous engagement that the average legal cost per clinical claim is €40,000, which compares with €8,000 for general claims. We were trying to get to a position where there is monetary disclosure and mediated settlements in cases where people have been damaged by the State and have a legitimate claim in order that the State's costs State could be lowered by a reduction in the legal costs rather that going through the expensive process of going to court. In regard to CervicalCheck is there active engagement other than pleadings or the formal letters of claim? Are measures being taken to make the process less problematic for the people while, at the same time, reducing the legal exposure?