Written answer
Covid-19 Pandemic
The State Claims Agency received 72 wrongful-death claims involving COVID-19 contracted across hospitals and other healthcare settings since the pandemic began.
3807. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or hospital groups by persons or groups of persons whose loved ones died after contracting Covid-19 in a hospital setting; and to provide the numbers in total from the start of the pandemic, to date in 2026. [57845/26]
Comment on this
The State Claims Agency has a statutory remit to manage personal injury and third-party property damage claims on behalf of State authorities.
The information contained within this response was extracted from NIMS (the National Incident Management System) and is correct as of 24/07/2026.
The State Claims Agency has received 72 wrongful death claims related to the contraction of COVID-19, recorded across hospitals, nursing homes, HSE locations including community healthcare locations, COVID-19 vaccine programme locations and HIQA.