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Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I fully accept that the safety and integrity of the slide must be protected. That is in the women's own interest.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I completely accept that but what I cannot reconcile is that I am being told by people on the wrong side of this that they have been looking since last May and are being worn down. I cannot reconcile that with the information Mr. McCallion is giving me. I just cannot.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Can I ask that the HSE work through the 221+ group, with which I know it has a relationship? Can something on that be sorted out today? There is pretty good communication. The group has a private Facebook page on which it communicates. Can Mr. McCallion do that today?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Can he do that today so that there will no ambiguity and no more delay on this?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I have very limited time. Mr. McCallion says that the HSE will write out. That will involve 221 letters, or maybe fewer. That is how it reads. Can Mr. McCallion deal with this in the most efficient way to ensure that information gets out today to the people who need to get it in order to cut any necessary delay? I want his assurance that he will do that. I will move on to the area of...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I ask Mr. Breen to be as brief as possible.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I completely understand that the State Claims Agency must look at each claim. When the agency is looking at a catastrophic injury where 24-7 care will be required, an actuarial assessment would be done. Am I right to assume that such an assessment is available to solicitors taking cases on behalf of people who are making claims and that they can see it?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: On the national incident management system, it is very helpful to have the figures-----

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I will ask this question before I leave and ask one or two more later, if I may. Does the national incident management system capture non-medical claims?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Is it possible for us to have that information? It appears from the figures Mr. Breen provided that the contingent liability is €3.2 billion, most of which falls into the medical category.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I must leave to vote in the Chamber.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: I will move on to another area regarding the State Claims Agency. It relates to the Air Corps. The Air Corps used to hold information in relation to health and safety. Deputy Ó Snodaigh looked for information and stated it was misplaced. Subsequently, there was a court case. There were some whistleblowers. The State Claims Agency stated that no admission was made that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Could Mr. Breen follow up with a note on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: It is one on which I have had correspondence. Finally, coming back to something Deputy MacSharry raised, 98% of clinical claims are resolved through negotiated settlement. Generally, are such negotiated settlements approached by way of a thorough mediated process held in a meeting room or are they done on the steps of the court? What percentage would be the former? It is difficult to...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Is there an attempt to change that because the mediated approach is the better approach all round? The mediated approach is where the open disclosure and the reduction in legal costs etc., will likely occur. What in practice is changing in how the State Claims Agency approaches that? Is there a facility in which the State Claims Agency can do that other than the Law Library that sends a...

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: They will not all fall into that category.

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: Are they not different schemes?

Public Accounts Committee: Matters related to Medical Negligence, Open Disclosure, Cervical Cancer and Thalidomide Litigation (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: On the review that is taking place and that we would be notified when it is completed, perhaps it is a matter that we might look at and schedule for our committee at some point next year after we get it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Development (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount granted on street and online betting companies via the Skillnet scheme since Skillnet Ireland was founded; the betting companies that were successful in their grant application; the details of the headings for which the funds were granted to the companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Organisations (8 Nov 2018)

Catherine Murphy: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount outstanding that Skillnet Ireland is trying to recover for non-compliance with the way in which grants are to be used by successful applicants; if Skillnet Ireland is engaged in a legal action to try to recover unauthorised use of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46302/18]