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Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: They are pretty static. Have they decreased through efficiencies or a diminishing number of claimants?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Have the legal and administrative costs increased or remained static?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Other tribunals' costs decreased a bit, but then certain heads of tribunals asked that they be increased again. Was this tribunal one of those?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Its costs decreased.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: There was an agreement that we would cut them all. Individual tribunals were saying that we needed more money and that was acceded to in some instances. Was this an example?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: It would be good practice when something has been going on for so long and will continue. Where are we with the legal spending?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: That would be good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: That means €17 million or €18 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: That does not sound prohibitive, which is fine. I know we were to focus on the HPV vaccine today but while Mr. Connaghan is here, I have a related question. I asked him a few times previously about claims that are settled without admission of liability. We established that there is not a mandatory monitoring or retraining period for the health professionals involved. I asked the SCA...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Will that be optional or mandatory?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Even where it is a case that we have settled without admission of liability? Dr. Henry will be aware the point I am making.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Will Dr. Henry send us a note on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: It would be good practice to have some kind of mandatory follow-up even if there is no liability on an individual or group of individuals. When there is a settlement in the tribunal, are confidentiality agreements signed by the claimants?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I am not interested in knowing the names of the people. If I am a claimant, go through the tribunal and get my award and reparation, do I have to sign a confidentiality agreement about that outcome?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I am interested in getting the answer if possible. If the answer is "Yes"-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I am not interested in the tribunal but in individuals. Are individuals forced in any way? We have come across this before in other areas.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: In his opening statement, Mr. Connaghan talked about rapid risk assessment. It sounds great. In practical terms, what does that mean? How does the HSE manage on 6 January when there are 600 trolleys with sick people?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: Are there a number in each acute hospital?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: With regard to hepatitis C, is there an individual programme manager in each acute hospital?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 15: Hepatitis C Treatment in Ireland
Management of Medical Negligence (22 Nov 2018)

Marc MacSharry: I will give the remainder of my time to Deputy O'Connell.