€400m paid out by Hep C tribunal

ALMOST €400 million in compensation and legal costs has been paid out by the State’s Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal since it began hearing claims seven years ago.

The tribunal has been hearing claims by thousands of people affected by the blood contamination scandal on a continuous basis since March 1996.

The money paid out by the tribunal also includes the cost of High Court appeals against awards made by the tribunal.