Seán Ryan
Question:
185
Mr. Ryan
asked the
Minister for Finance
if he will outline (a) the number of claims made in the last five years by civil servants, excluding the prison service, for compensation in respect of assaults suffered by them in the course of the performance of their official duties, (b) the number of cases in which compensation was paid in that period (c) the level of compensation paid in each case where such payments were made in the period in question with a breakdown to show the extent of compensation to cover such matters as medical and other expenses and on the other hand to compensate for the pain and suffering of the people involved and (d) the criteria used to determine the level of compensation paid in respect of the pain and suffering of the civil servants concerned.