Vol. 563 No. 4
134 Mr. Gormley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Personal Injuries Assessment Board may be able to be extended to public liability and all employer's liability claims as recommended by the National Competitiveness Council report in November 2002; her views on whether a book of quantum should be developed for application to claims within the court system and the PIAB; and when such a system can be introduced. [8171/03]
The report of the interdepartmental implementation group set up to progress the establishment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, endorsed a recommendation contained in an earlier report on personal injury compensation that the board should be charged with assessing claims arising from employers' liability in a first phase. After a review, the PIAB would then assess claims arising from motor accidents, in a second phase. The intention therefore is that the PIAB will commence with the assessment of employers liability personal injury claims and that it will implement a robust method of monitoring its success on an ongoing basis, before its brief is extended to the assessment of other types of claims.
