Peadar Tóibín
Question:976. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of cases which have been taken against the HSE over the alleged misreading of smear tests in each of the past ten years. [71796/25]
View answerTuesday, 16 December 2025
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The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury and third-party property damage claims on behalf of State authorities including the Health Service Executive (HSE). The SCA has provided me with the information set out below.
The information contained within this response has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of 10/12/2025.
The State Claims Agency (SCA) has received 409 CervicalCheck claims between 01/01/2015 and 09/12/2025, including 86 psychological claims brought by family members. Note, claim numbers may differ slightly from previous reports due to claim reclassifications in the intervening period.
Table 1: Cervical Cancer NSS Claims Received between 01/01/2015 – 09/12/2025
|
Year Claim Created |
Number of Claims |
|
2015 |
0 |
|
2016 |
2 |
|
2017 |
1 |
|
2018 |
86 |
|
2019 |
52 |
|
2020 |
95 |
|
2021 |
103 |
|
2022 |
39 |
|
2023 |
14 |
|
2024 |
10 |
|
2025 (YTD) |
7 |
|
Grand Total |
409 |