How the Hepatitis C bill is soaring

By Susan Mitchell, Colette Sexton
How the Hepatitis C bill is soaring
Brigid McCole, the Donegal mother of 12, fought the state on her deathbed after being infected with Hep C. The minister for health at the time, Michael Noonan, famously took legal advice to defend the case. The blood board was found to be at fault and Noonan has since expressed regret at his handling of the case.

Ireland's payouts completely off the scale compared to other countries'

Ireland’s Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal was established in 1995 in an effort to address the needs of people who were infected by contaminated blood supplied by state agencies. But the costs associated with the tribunal are soaring.

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