State paid €640m in legal costs for medical negligence claims

State paid €640m in legal costs for medical negligence claims
Mon, 14 Mar, 2022 - 09:44
Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent

A quarter of the €2.4bn paid out in medical negligence and hospital accident claims since 2003 has gone towards legal and expert fees.

The Irish Examiner last month revealed that medical negligence claims have cost an average of €120m each year, with taxpayers ultimately footing the bill. 

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