Written answers
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Department of Health
Hepatitis C Compensation Payments
Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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238. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 28 January 2014, if he will conduct a comprehensive audit of the hepatitis C tribunal in relation to the specific issue of the €100 million surplus which accumulated in two years; if he guarantees to the Oireachtas that no mishandling of public moneys has occurred; and if he will agree to provide the health committee with full access to all records of the tribunal which can show that this surplus was used on award payments. [6043/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The outturns for the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal for the years 2007 - 2010 are as follows:
| - | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Payments | €81,905,559 | €62,744,412 | €54,496,377 | €49,427,554 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) for year | €13,694,441 | €12,057,588 | (€3,011,377) | €4,575,446 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) brought forward from previous year | (€31,080,268) | (€17,385,827) | (€5,328,239) | (€8,339,616) |
| Surplus / (Deficit) carried forward to following year | (€17,385,827) | (€5,328,239) | (€8,339,616) | (€3,764,170) |
There was an error in the published accounts for 2009 which led to the Surplus/(Deficit) carried forward to 2010 being listed as a surplus of €106,672,203. This error was corrected in the 2010 Accounts. In view of this I do not propose to have an audit undertaken on the matter. The Accounts for the The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal are publicly available.
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