More than €15m paid to victims of blood board

Tribunal and High Court make awards to people infected with Hep C and HIV due to blood transfusions

Over €15.9m was paid out in awards last year to patients who were infected in the past with hepatitis C and HIV through contaminated blood products and their relatives.

The Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal awarded just over €15.7m in compensation in relation to 59 cases in 2015, while the High Court made three awards totalling €220,000 on appeal.