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 Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I might return to the need for the pre-action protocol. It was interesting that Mr. Breen raised it. This would help start a case on the right food, reduce legal costs and speed up settlements, but he identified a technical issue here. Will Mr. Dempsey please explain what the issue is and what is being done by the Department to address it?