Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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832. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have successfully sued the HSE in relation to cervical cancer screening in each of the years since 2018. [5741/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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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. The State Claims Agency has provided me with the following information, in respect of the Deputy's question.

This information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of 31/01/2020.

There has been 1 case in which a woman successfully sued the HSE in relation to cervical cancer screening since 2018. There have been 6 further cases in relation to cervical cancer screening, since 2018, where the HSE has contributed to settlements in respect of non-disclosure of test results.