State Claims Agency

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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State Claims Agency sees 15% rise in legal fees in 2018 amid sharp rise in award payouts

One barrister last year received just over €1m (incl VAT) in fees from the State Claims Agency (SCA).

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Update: Couple at centre of cervical smear case says mediation a 'sham'

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State Claims Agency handling 31 cervical cancer misdiagnosis cases

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€3.6m paid to child sex abuse victims by State Claims Agency since 2008, minister says

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Costs of dealing with medical negligence cases in past five years pushes State Claims Agency bill to €1.68bn

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Lawyers of families with catastrophic injuries blamed for ‘forcing court cases’

State facing claims bill of €2.3bn

One third of 9,500 claims are for clinical negligence at cost of €1.88bn

Sat, 30 Sep, 2017

‘Systems problems’ blamed as State pays €177m for clinical negligence

Delayed diagnoses, faulty medical devices, missed medication, wrong medical records applied to patients — all feature among the incidents in our hospitals that led to the State paying out €177m in damages between 2010 and 2014.

Fri, 26 May, 2017

State Claims Agency reviews clinical incidents

Medicine, maternity, surgery, disability, and older persons were the most common services in our hospitals in which clinical incidents were identified in a five-year look-back by the State Claims Agency.

Fri, 26 May, 2017

210 cases of child sex abuse in schools eligible for compensation scheme

Some 210 cases of alleged child sex abuse in schools are eligible for compensation under a Department of Education scheme.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2015