Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are not going to open that box this evening. I recently encountered a case where the family was arguing. There was a case ongoing, it was before the court and it was obviously a serious case. Even their own legal adviser said there was an application for ward of court. The family members, who were the people closest to the individual, were not happy, but the HSE and the legal team were saying it should be made a ward of court. That ultimately happened. That is fine. Let us say that €19 million is handed over to the ward of court fund to manage for that person.

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