Bloods tribunal costs hit €1.1bn

A State tribunal last year awarded €2.96m to one victim of contaminated blood products.

Bloods tribunal costs hit €1.1bn

This is disclosed in the 2016 annual report of the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, which confirms that awards totalling €962m have been paid out to victims and their families since it was established in 1995.

An additional €169.86m for related legal costs has also been paid out over the past two decades, bringing the total bill to the State to €1.132bn.

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