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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment Complaints (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 748. To ask the Minister for Health the reason over 90 cases have been taken by individuals who claim they have developed narcolepsy as a result of a faulty batch of the swine flu vaccine are being taken to trial instead of mediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment Complaints (6 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the first narcolepsy case related to a claimed bad batch of the swine flu vaccine to go to trial was not settled before an estimated €10 million was spent on the case approximately three weeks after going to trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment Complaints (6 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of cases taken by persons who allege they developed Narcolepsy and/or Cataplexy as a result of receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, is delegated to SCA and, as such, the Government has no role in determining how these cases are conducted. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment Complaints (6 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of cases taken by persons who allege they developed Narcolepsy and/or Cataplexy as a result of receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, is delegated to SCA and, as such, the Government has no role in determining how these cases are conducted. I...