Frances Fitzgerald
Question:174 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Defence the costs of the Defence Forces' deafness compensation claims for each of the years from 1992 to 1997 and to date in 1998; the breakdown of legal and other costs; the way in which his Department have calculated the average claim in these years; the content of this assessment; if the criteria used to assess these claims has remained constant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5209/98]