Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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57. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity cases involved in the State Claims Agency damages payouts in 2016; and the total damages paid in maternity cases in 2016. [48154/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The State Claims Agency (SCA) has provided the following information in relation to the number of maternity cases and the total costs paid in 2016.

Note:

Maternity cases means all claims recorded under the location of 'Healthcare' and the speciality of 'Maternity Services' where costs were paid in 2016 and relates to acute hospitals and community care locations.

The SCA amended its reporting methodology from the start of Q2-2016. The reporting date is now payment date as opposed to transaction date.