Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 March 2023

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency: Discussion
Chapter 20: Management of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme of the Report on the Accounts of Public Services 2021

9:30 am

Mr. Ciar?n Breen:

That can happen in different circumstances. There are, for example, some incidents that only come to light after the event. For example, somebody can have a clinical procedure, leave hospital and go home before it suddenly transpires that there is a complication related to the event. That event could never have been notified. Having said that, there is no doubt but that some incidents are simply not being reported. We have been working extensively with all the hospitals and State authorities to ensure they are reporting their events. We want them to report every event. The statute requires reporting of events giving rise to claims.

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