Eamon Gilmore
Question:204 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. [431/94]
Vol. 445 No. 6
204 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. [431/94]
I am informed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal that, in the absence of any special circumstances giving rise to delay, applications being lodged with the tribunal at present are likely to be determined by a single member within 12 months of the date of lodgement. In the event of an appeal by the applicant, the maximum waiting period for an appeal hearing is 18 months approximately.
I understand that the time taken to make payment varies from case to case and that priority as regards payment is determined by the date of acceptance of the award. In this context, the last persons to have their awards paid accepted those awards in December 1992.