There were 11,204 claims against the State at the end of last year.
There's almost €5 billion in outstanding legal claims against the State.
That's an increase of €4 billion in the past 11 years, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
There were 11,204 claims against the State at the end of last year - €3.86 billion of the total €5 billion are cases of medical negligence.
PAC Chair and Laois Offaly Sinn Féin TD, Brian Stanley, says the State isn't learning its lesson:
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