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

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is far higher than what it is in Ireland in real terms, considering that the population of the UK is 56 million. If we divide that figure by 5 million, we get around 11. If 513 million is multiplied by 11, we will only get around 5.5 billion. In other words, the UK has a far higher level of claims in real terms if the annual cost there is £13.3 billion.

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