Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the December 2012 Exchequer Statement, if he will explain the source of the €45 million titled Medical Defence Union Receipts. [6626/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The receipt of €45 million from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) is in respect of an agreement reached with the MDU in settlement of litigation. The agreement brings to a conclusion a long standing dispute with the MDU following their refusal to indemnify large numbers of their members and former members in Ireland.