The Irish Haemophilia Society (IHS) is to meet the Minister for Health to discuss what it says are the "serious and unjust ramifications" of a recent Supreme Court ruling on Hepatitis C compensation.
The court ruled last month that victims who accepted awards from the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal cannot appeal those awards to the courts.
The ruling was a major blow to the society which has more than 260 members infected with Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products.
In a statement today, the IHS says the health of many persons infected with Hepatitis C has deteriorated significantly since the late 1990s.
It also claims that at the time their cases were heard, "no provision was made for liver transplants and other medical problems".
The High Court had previously ruled that the level of compensation awarded by the tribunal could be appealed in the courts.
The Minister for Health, Mr Mícheal Martin, successfully appealed this High Court decision to the Supreme Court.
However the society argues: "The State has to accept its responsibility in relation to these citizens, and should not be trying to use a technicality to deny them their rights."
"Their infection by the State has been a tragedy for all concerned. A tragedy should not be made a travesty through a technicality."
A meeting between the society and the minister had been scheduled for next week but was postponed today.
