State agencies fail to learn from compo culture mistakes as payouts treble to €350m

A surge in injury claims paid by taxpayers is being blamed on State agencies failing to learn from mistakes and tackling the causes of costly cases.

State agencies fail to learn from compo culture mistakes as payouts treble to €350m
Tue, 27 Aug, 2019 - 07:30
Juno McEnroe

A surge in injury claims paid by taxpayers is being blamed on State agencies failing to learn from mistakes and tackling the causes of costly cases.

Amounts paid out by the State Claims Agency (SCA) have almost trebled since 2014, hitting nearly €350m last year.

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