The Board of the blood bank met in Dublin tonight to discuss the delay in contacting 28 people to inform them that they could have been told about their Hepatitis C diagnosis more than a year before they actually were.
The Blood Transfusion Service publicly committed itself to telling the group of 28 as quickly as possible, but seven weeks later they still have not been informed.
A spokeswoman for the blood bank declined to comment on tonight's meeting only to say that a meeting with Hepatitis C support groups was scheduled for some time next week.
The Minister for Health is still considering how to investigate this issue. The BTS proposed that a judicial inquiry examines the matter but Transfusion Positive say that only a Tribunal of Inquiry will suffice.
One of the people who was not informed, known only as "Donor L", is suing the State and his case is due to get underway this Autumn.
Meanwhile a High Court ruling could mean the State will have to pay out millions of euro in additional compensation to people infected with Hepatitis C.
A man who accepted an award of £125,000 from the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal has won leave to appeal it to the Court.
The Irish Haemophilia Society has called on the Minister for Health, Micheal Martin, not to appeal the High Court ruling.
A spokesman for the Minister said the judgement of Mr Justice Iarflaith O'Neill would need to be considered in full before any decision is made concerning a Supreme Court appeal.
The cost of the Hepatitis C disaster is already considerable. More than 15,000 people have gone to the Compensation Tribunal and received awards amounting to nearly €300 million.
Nearly 200 people appealed to the High Court, and the awards were increased by €45 million.
Lawyers are now assessing if the remaining 1, 300 people could go to the High Court and what the cost might be to the exchequer.
Hepatitis C support groups like Transfusion Positive have welcomed today's ruling.
