State Legal Services

213. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by the State in each year since 26 April 2023 in High Court proceedings concerning the care, treatment, placement, detention or deprivation of liberty of persons who lack or are alleged to lack capacity; the number of cases involved; the average cost per case; and if she will provide a breakdown, by applicant body…

214. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by the HSE in each year since 26 April 2023 in High Court proceedings concerning proposed or actual nursing-home placement where the person did not consent, objected to the placement, or where there was doubt as to consent; and if she will provide a breakdown by hospital group, community healthcare organisation an…

215. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of High Court applications that have been initiated by or on behalf of the HSE since 26 April 2023 concerning proposed nursing-home placement, continued nursing-home placement, or delayed discharge from hospital arising from issues of consent, capacity, wardship, decision-support arrangements or deprivation of liberty; the total lega…

217. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in each year since 26 April 2023 to external legal firms, counsel, expert witnesses, guardians ad litem, advocates or other professionals arising from High Court proceedings concerning contested care placements, nursing-home admissions, delayed hospital discharge, capacity or deprivation of liberty; and if she will provide a bre…