Figures from the State Claims Agency show health constitutes 78 per cent of financial budget despite accounting for only 35 per cent of cases
The state’s legal liabilities have grown nearly five-fold in the last decade, now standing at approximately €5 billion, the majority of which is due to medical negligence.
New figures from the State Claims Agency published last week show that total legal liabilities for claims against the state are estimated to be €4.96 billion, made up of €3.39 billion “clinical claims” and €1.1 billion general claims.
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