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State Claims Agency's legal costs up 8.5% to €175m

The State Claims Agency's legal bill in managing and resolving claims against it last year increased by 8.5% to €175m.

Dr Tony Holohan said he had enormous sympathy for the women

Holohan's 'regret' over CervicalCheck controversy

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said he has a huge amount of regret about what happened to women who were affected by the CervicalCheck controversy.

Politics • 04 Feb 21

Justice Deirdre Murphy ruled no judge could approve payments under the legislation

Lifetime care needs legislation a 'dead letter' - judge

A High Court judge has said a law aimed at providing for the lifetime care needs of catastrophically injured people is "a dead letter" in its current form.

Courts • 19 Nov 19

Agency director Ciarán Breen said clinical claims accounted for 74% of the potential costs

Claims Agency facing potential costs of €3.15 billion

The State Claims Agency has 10,658 outstanding cases that are being managed at a potential cost of €3.15 billion.

Politics • 04 Jul 19

Michael Ring said a new indemnity scheme would be introduced before the end of the year

Bill to protect landowners from claims by hillwalkers

Legislation to protect farmers from compensation claims by hillwalkers who use their land is to be introduced before the end of this year.

Ireland • 20 Jan 19

The controversy looks set to rumble on amid further court cases and missed deadlines

Fergal Bowers: The long road to truth and justice

Before May this year, few people in Ireland were familiar with people like Vicky Phelan, Emma Mhic Mhathúna, Stephen Teap and Ruth Morrissey - now they are household names for very sad reasons.

Health • 05 Aug 18

There is a further audit of 46 cases, of which 12 are close to completion

Harris commits to cervical commission by September

The Minister for Health has said he wants to establish an independent commission of inquiry to examine the CervicalCheck controversy in September.

CervicalCheck • 14 Jun 18

The SCA said it would treat the people who have made claims with dignity and compassion

State Claims Agency handling 20 CervicalCheck cases

The number of cases being handled by the State Claims Agency relating to the CervicalCheck cancer screening programme has risen to 20.

CervicalCheck • 31 May 18

Professor Ann O'Doherty said she is concerned litigation costs will get so high they will threaten the BreastCheck programme

Tánaiste backs BreastCheck in wake of cost worries

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has moved to quell fears for the future of the BreastCheck screening programme due to spiralling legal costs.

Health • 24 May 18

The findings point out failures of governance and leadership across the HSE at local, regional and national level over a number of years

HIQA to publish findings on Portlaoise hospital

The Health Information and Quality Authority is due to publish its report into patient safety at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise tomorrow morning.

News • 08 May 15

Maternity services related claims accounted for 23% of all new claims

Rising cost of medical claims discussed

The State Claims Agency has said that it had 2,840 active clinical claims last year, with an estimated outstanding liability of €1.1 billion.

News • 22 Jan 15

€81m paid out over health sector claims

A new report has revealed that nearly 86,000 incidents of harm or near-misses were reported by hospitals and community-based health facilities last year.

News • 09 Oct 12