Billy Kelleher
Question:162. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide data (details supplied) for the period 2011 to 2018. [2001/19]
View answerWednesday, 16 January 2019
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The detail requested by the Deputy is an operational matter for the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). PIAB is an independent statutory agency and I, as Minister, am not permitted in my executive function to interfere in any way with the day to day operations and functions of PIAB.
However, in order to assist the Deputy, I have set out in the following tables the relevant information published in the PIAB Annual Reports for the years 2011-17, the Annual Report for 2018 has not been published yet.
Table 1 – Applications to PIAB*
|
Year |
Applications Received |
Total Motor Claims Received |
Total Public Liability Claims Received |
Total Employer Liability Claims Received |
|
2011 |
27,669 |
16,351 |
7,452 |
3,866 |
|
2012 |
29,603 |
17,443 |
8,602 |
3,828 |
|
2013 |
31,311 |
18,877 |
8,394 |
4,040 |
|
2014 |
31,576 |
18,994 |
8,214 |
4,368 |
|
2015 |
33,561 |
19,812 |
8,906 |
4,843 |
|
2016 |
34,056 |
19,633 |
9,182 |
5,241 |
|
2017 |
33,114 |
18,623 |
5,634 |
8,857 |
*source data from PIAB Annual Reports 2011-17
Table 2 – Awards Made and Awards Accepted*
|
Year |
Awards Made |
Number of Accepted Awards |
|
2011 |
9,833 |
5,875 |
|
2012 |
10,136 |
6,124 |
|
2013 |
10,656 |
6,476 |
|
2014 |
12,420 |
7,519 |
|
2015 |
11,734 |
6,716 |
|
2016 |
12,966 |
7,071 |
|
2017 |
12,663 |
6,788 |
*source data from PIAB Annual Reports 2011-17