Liam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)
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2084. To ask the Minister for Health the total legal costs to the State arising from cases related to side-effects of the Pandemrix vaccine; the number of cases defended by the State in the courts; and the number settled out of courts. [19188/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of State Authorities including the Health Service Executive.

Following the settlement of a precedent case through mediation in November 2020, the SCA established a Scheme of Settlement for the other claims on similar terms to those agreed in that case.

The SCA has advised me that settlement of claims under the Scheme, through mediation in each case, is progressing well with 159 plaintiffs having entered the Scheme by 11 April 2025. Of these claims, 126 have been finalised with 33 remaining active.

The total amount of legal costs paid relating to the Scheme cases, as at 11 April 2025, was €61,480,039.