Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance the key priorities of the State Claims Agency; the payments made and to be made in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9708/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The State Claims Agency (SCA) is the name used by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) when carrying out its claims and associated risk management functions. I have been informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that the key priorities of the Agency are as stated below:

(i) To ensure that the State's liability in relation to personal injury claims, and the expenses of the Agency in relation to their management, are contained at the lowest achievable level.

(ii) To implement the Agency's Employers' and Public Liability and clinical risk work programmes, including the elimination and reduction of litigation risk factors in State Authorities and Health Enterprises, and the implementation and audit of health and safety quality management systems.

(iii) To assist the Department of Justice and Equality to introduce a statutory Periodic Payment Order Scheme concerning the payment of compensation in catastrophic injury cases as an alternative to the current system of payment of compensation in the form of a lump sum.

(iv) To participate in the deliberations of the Medical Negligence Working Group – Module II – concerning the necessary amendments to the Rules of Court and any other Regulations to facilitate the case management of clinical negligence cases by the Courts.

State Claims Agency (SCA) Expenditure – 2011

State Claims Agency (SCA) Expenditure – 2011

A. Clinical Claims:

Clinical claims payments (January-April 2011) € 37m

Clinical claims anticipated payments (May-December 2011) € 60m

Clinical claims anticipated total payments in 2011 € 97m

Clinical claims anticipated total payments in 2011 € 97m

B. Non-clinical claims:

Non clinical claims payment (January-April 2011) € 4m

Non clinical claims anticipated payments (May-December 2011) € 11m

Non clinical claims anticipated total payments in 2011 €15m

A+B = €112m