Written answer
Covid-19 Pandemic
The State Claims Agency received 94 Covid-19 vaccine-related claims involving healthcare locations, including wrongful death claims, as of 24 July 2026.
3808. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims made and proceedings initiated against the HSE or State Claims Agency or State in relation to adverse reactions from a Covid-19 vaccine; and to provide the numbers from the start of the pandemic, to date in 2026. [57846/26]
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 94 Covid-19 vaccine-related claims attributed to healthcare locations, this figure includes any Covid-19 vaccine-related wrongful death claims. Healthcare location claims refer to claims across hospitals, nursing homes, HSE locations including community healthcare locations, and COVID-19 response locations.