Jim Higgins
Ceist:364 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the total legal costs for his Department in dealing with personal injury claims for each of the years from 1990 to 1997. [18489/98]
Written Answers. - Personal Injury Claims.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the total legal costs in dealing with personal injury claims made against this Department for each of the years 1990 to 1997 is as follows:
|
Year |
Legal Costs |
|
£ |
|
|
1990 |
nil |
|
1991 |
2,450 |
|
1992 |
2,150 |
|
1993 |
6,263 |
|
1994 |
2,726 |
|
1995 |
13,791 |
|
1996 |
24,186 |
|
1997 |
14,258 |
The above figures, which do not include the legal costs of claims made prior to 1990 but settled in subsequent years, are included in the figures for overall costs, which were furnished in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 241 answered on Thursday, 1 October 1998.