Written answers
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Department of Health
Clinical Indemnity Scheme
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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118. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funds estimated to be required to settle cases (details supplied); if the Health Service Executive is required to make further contributions greater than 1% of costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23057/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The State Claims Agency has a statutory responsibility to manage claims under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme and to ensure that the State’s liability and associated legal and other expenses are contained at the lowest achievable level.
There has only been one case settled by the State Claims Agency to date relating to the issue. In that case liability rested with and settlement costs were made by a third party, with a contribution by the State Claims Agency.
The State Claims Agency has advised my Department that given the small number of other cases involved that the Agency is unable to supply the information requested concerning the monetary contributions that may be made to settle these cases.
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