Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal

Twenty-six [26] claims (of which two were combined) have been lodged with the

Tribunal since March 2021.

Twenty [20] claims were lodged by women and six [6] claims were lodged by or on behalf of the statutory dependants of women.

The number of claims resolved by the Tribunal

Sixteen [16] claims have been resolved on the basis of a settlement reached between the parties.

Seven [7] cases were resolved on the basis of a Notification issued pursuant to s. 12 of the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act, 2019. This means that the claimants were notified by the Tribunal that it was not in a position to hear and determine the claim for want of either respondent or third-party consent in circumstances where such consent was either not forthcoming or had been withdrawn.

One [1] case was struck out when an ‘Unless Order’ came into effect.

Two [2] cases remain pending and are at an advanced stage in the proceedings.

The timeframe for completion of the Tribunal's work

Subject to the parties' compliance with the procedural time limits as directed by the

Tribunal in accordance with its Rules of Procedure, it is anticipated that the Tribunal

should be in a position whereby the processing of the remaining claims will have been completed by the end of the third quarter of 2023.

Costs

Information on the costs of the Tribunal was furnished to the Deputy further to Question No. 546 of 24 January 2023. Updated information on the costs of the Tribunal to date will be sent to the Deputy as soon as it is collated.