Hepatitis C and HIV tribunal paid out €8m last year

Substantial legal costs were associated with dealing with claims.

The Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal paid out more than €8m in awards in 2019, but said another 411 initial claims still await hearing.

In its latest annual report, the tribunal – set up in December 1995 to compensate people infected by contaminated blood transfusions or blood products – said 32 new claims were submitted in 2019, bringing the total to 4,971.