Decision to limit hep C compo awards unjust, say groups

GROUPS representing people infected with hepatitis C through contaminated blood products have called for a meeting with the minister for health following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling to limit compensation awards to some victims.

The Irish Haemophilia Society (IHS) and Transfusion Positive said they were disappointed with the ruling and were concerned about the impact on more than 100 of their members who had hoped to have their awards increased.

IHS administrator, Margaret Dunne, said the decision left the law fundamentally unjust and called on Micheál Martin to introduce an amendment to provide redress for affected patients.