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Woman's bid to re-enter claim against HSE and State is dismissed

Summary

In 2000 a woman with long‑standing psychological and psychiatric difficulties filed a High Court judicial review against the HSE, the Ministers for Health and Children, Ireland and the Attorney General, alleging that the HSE had failed to provide an appropriate residential placement for her during her care. The case, which was to be heard in 2002, was struck out in 2006 because the woman's fragile mental state prevented it from proceeding. In 2017 she applied to have the action re‑entered, but Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds refused, finding that the delay between 2002 and 2017 was inordinate and inexcusable. The judge noted that the woman's health problems did not excuse the delay, citing her marriage, childbirth and relationship breakdowns, and that the delay prejudiced the respondents by making it impossible for them to defend the claim. The court therefore dismissed the application to re‑enter the case.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman's bid to re-enter claim against HSE and State is dismissed. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2002 and 2017 Other
• 2019-10-24 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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