Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1545. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the slow process of cases being dealt with by alternative dispute resolution (details supplied); his plans to speed up cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17174/23]

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. I have been informed by the SCA that it has a small number of active claims in respect of hip replacement, none of which are being dealt with by way of alternative dispute resolution.

I am also informed by the SCA that there are a number of other claims, to which the Deputy may be referring, in which there are multiple defendants; the manufacturer, the HSE and in some cases the treating consultant. In respect of this latter cohort of claims the manufacturer may have entered into alternative dispute resolution to which the SCA is not a party.