State agency paid out €70m to resolve clinical negligence claims last year

The State Claims Agency resolved 487 clinical negligence claims last year costing €69.6m, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

At the end of 2014, the agency had 2,840 active clinical claims against hospitals and other healthcare agencies with an estimated outstanding liability of €1.1bn.

SCA director Ciarán Breen told the Joint Committee on Health and Children the agency received 609 clinical claims last year.