Dáil Éireann - Volume 494 - 01 October, 1998

Written Answers - Personal Injury Claims.

202. Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of claims for personal injuries made against his Department between the years 1990 and 1997; the number of these claims in respect of which compensation was paid; and the total cash amount for each of these years. [18189/98]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh): The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following tabular form.

Year

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

No. of claims

2

1

5

4

4

4

6

1

No. of claims paid

1

1

5

4

4

3

4

1

Amount £

16,316

28,117

66,120

76,950

65,597

149,000

49,860

16,000