David Cullinane
Question:716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, annually from 2014–2025, in tabular form. [73633/25]
View answerThursday, 18 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. The SCA has provided me with the information set out below.
The information contained within this response was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the below criteria.
The following table contains the transactional amounts paid by the State Claims Agency under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme, that are associated with claims and a small number of incidents and inquests. It excludes claims recorded against other designated schemes. This amount includes damages, agency legal and other costs, and plaintiff legal costs and is inclusive of VAT.
It includes payments between 01/01/2025 and 31/11/2025 and is correct as of 01/12/2025.
Please note that the amounts between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2024 remain unchanged from those provided under references PQ 38143/25 and PQ 3529/25. Please refer to the published information for further details.
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Transaction Reporting Year |
Amount paid |
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2025 (to end of November) |
€269,716,739 |