Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1857. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of personal injury claims settled by the Injuries Board in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25254/16]
View answerIn its published Annual Report for 2015, the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) states that it made 11,734 awards for personal injury compensation in 2015. Of these awards, 6,716 were accepted. The average compensation award by PIAB in 2015 was €22,878.
PIAB is the statutory body responsible for the assessment of compensation arising from personal injuries sustained as a result of a motor, workplace or public liability accident and where both parties, claimant and respondent, consent to an assessment. It is a matter for the parties concerned whether or not they wish to accept the assessment.
Section 53 (3) of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 provides that the Board shall be independent in the performance of its functions. I, as Minister, have no direct function in relation to the day-to-day operational work of the Board.
