The High Court has approved damages of €6.5m in the case of a 49-year-old former civil servant who was severely brain damaged after a brain haemorrhage was misdiagnosed as a migraine headache.
Kathleen Myers from Belgard Heights, Tallaght needs constant care since becoming ill in 2005.
St James's Hospital admitted liability in the case, which came before the High Court for assessment of damages.
A settlement was reached this morning and Mr Justice Daniel Herbert approved damages of €6.5m to allow Ms Myers to be cared for at home.
At the opening of the case last month, the court was told that Ms Myers suffered a second 'catastrophic' bleed having been sent home from hospital on 19 March 2005.
Her lawyers said if a CT scan had been carried out when she first attended hospital, the second haemorrhage could have been prevented.
She is now uses a wheelchair and needs assistance with every aspect of daily living.
Ms Myers' family had argued that she had the right to be cared for in a home environment rather than a hospital setting.
At the opening of the case, the court was told that Ms Myers was being cared for in a unit attached to St Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park.
Her family said that cutbacks in the health service had resulted in Ms Myers was not receiving enough physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
Family members told the court that they believed she could be better cared for in a home environment and were hoping to buy a house, which could be specially adapted to suit her needs.
At the outset of the case, the defendants had argued that the family was proposing to build 'a mini-hospital for one' and their expectations were unrealistic.
However, the High Court was told that an offer of €6.5m had been accepted by the family.
