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 Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Okay. On the estimate of the future liability, and it has been clearly outlined how much it has jumped - more than double in the case of the clinical indemnity scheme - there was a 20% margin of error in the chapter going back to 2012. The State Claims Agency allowed for a 20% margin of comfort, which I can understand, and there were certain reasons for that such as there might be complexities or the case might end up in court. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report said that it should be based on statistical probabilities. Has that been done?

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