Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women currently involved in court cases, litigation and negotiation with the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests by the HSE's CervicalCheck. [35462/20]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who took legal proceedings against the HSE regarding the alleged misreading of their smear tests by the HSE's CervicalCheck since 2018. [35461/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together.

The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained within this document was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is correct as at 10/11/2020.

164 legal proceedings have been issued to date (of which 160 were received since 01/01/2018) relating to the Cervical Check issue. 139 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 25 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries.

There are 142 claims in the claim litigation stage having not yet been concluded relating to the Cervical Check issue. 117 relate to the alleged misreading of a smear of a service user. The remaining 25 claims are from family members/dependents alleging psychological injuries.