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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 1 Oct 1998

Vol. 494 No. 3

Written Answers - Personal Injury Claims.

Jim Higgins

Ceist:

139 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the number of claims for personal injuries made against his Department between 1990 and 1997; the number of these claims in respect of which compensation was paid; and the total amount paid for each of these years. [18185/98]

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of personal injury claims against my Department from 1999 to 1997 is set out hereunder:

Year

Total Claims

Claims for which compensation paid

Total Cash amount for each year

£

1990

3

3

47,839.24

1991

1

1

2,000.00

1992

1

0

0

1993

4

3

10,752.17

1994

8

1

7,756.84

1995

4

1

26,877.00

1996

9

4

231,193.00

1997

3

2

7,367.84

1992 — 1 case ongoing
1994 — 1 case ongoing
1996 — 4 cases ongoing
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