Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
1290. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide information relating to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (details supplied) for 2018 to 30 June 2018. [35122/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraProvisional figures show the number of personal injury applications received by PIAB in the first 6 months of 2018 (to 30 June) was 17, 075. Provisional figures show that the number of claims assessed by PIAB during that period was 6,388. These cases relate predominately to claims received prior to 2018.
PIAB does not settle cases. Under its statutory role, where the respondent (the person/body the claim was made against) gives consent, it carries out an assessment and makes an award which may be accepted or rejected by either party.
According to statistics published in its Annual Report, PIAB assessed claims in 2017 in an average of 7.3 months from when consent was given by the respondent (the person/body the claim was made against).
PIAB does not assess cases where the respondent does not consent to the process. PIAB releases these cases to the Courts in accordance with the PIAB Act 2003. Additionally PIAB releases other cases which are not deemed appropriate for assessment (eg wholly psychological cases). PIAB does not have any information in relation to the ultimate outcome of these cases.
The PIAB Annual Report states that in 2017, it managed 33,114 personal injury claim applications, and made 12,663 formal awards.
