Received 13 October 2022
Decided
Refused
Request Reference 2022/34/FOI
Requester Type Journalist
National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)

1. Details on the number of claims made arising from incidents in hospital Emergency Departments (broken down by hospital and claim type - eg trips and falls, scaldings from hot drinks and allegations of negligence) for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. 2. The number of claims withdrawn; settled outside of court; settled as a result of a court cases - including the value of settlements over the same period. 3. The value of pay outs for specific kinds of claims, as above trips and falls, scaldings etc.