Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons and-or families who have to date made claims against the State via the State Claims Agency in connection with the death of their loved ones, allegedly after they contracted Covid-19 in a hospital, nursing home or residential care setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54623/21]

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.

I have been informed by the SCA that the number of claims currently being taken against the HSE, notified to the SCA, which arise from the death of a family member as a result of contracting Covid-19 in a Nursing Home, healthcare facility or hospital setting is 30.

The SCA has extracted this information from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the below criteria:

- The explicit reference to ”hospitals”, “residential care” or “nursing homes” is interpreted as all claims notified to the SCA against the HSE which relate to incidents occurring within a nursing home, hospital or a community health organisation location/unit.

- Claims arising could relate to the death of a service user or staff member.