Personal Injury Claims

459. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that the 1% levy on life assurance investment policies further reduces the value of medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards annually (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39661/26]

460. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection, the Minister for Health or the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality regarding the treatment of medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards by State bodies as assessable savings or means (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the …

461. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to exempting medical negligence and catastrophic injury awards from the 1% life assurance levy in circumstances where the awards are held solely for the purpose of funding ongoing care and disability supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39663/26]

824. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the ongoing financial consequences faced by people with lifelong disabilities who received medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39644/26]

825. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that many medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards were agreed on a full and final settlement basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/26]

450. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the implementation of 16.7% uplift on personal injury guidelines following the independent report carried out by the Injuries Resolution Board, which was launched by the Minister on 16 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/26]

719. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the implementation of 16.7% uplift on personal injury guidelines following the independent report carried out by the Injuries Resolution Board, which was launched by the Minister on 16 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3427/26]

460. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on any changes to the personal injuries guidelines proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71236/25]

1268. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of PPO legislation; and the timeframe for same. [58165/25]

172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review options for a limited no fault compensation scheme for public transport passengers injured in accidents where no negligence is found, as highlighted in a court case (details supplied) to ensure medical and rehabilitation costs are not left uncovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54006/25]

270. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will examine whether changes to the civil liability framework are needed so that passengers injured on public transport in pure accident cases are not left without support, including consideration of a no fault model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54007/25]

447. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has any plans to legislate on the issue of the lack of compensation for persons injured in non-negligent accidents on public transport, in which liability cannot be assigned to any party; if he believes that there is a role for the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland in such cases; and if he wil…

723. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration considering the work previously undertaken to replace the Book of Quantum and reduce personal injury awards in line with EU norms through the adoption of the Judicial Guidelines, if he will outline the rationale for any proposed increases to personal injury award levels now under consideration; the way in which th…

643. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department wants to increase the personal injury guidelines by 16.7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37365/25]

648. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has undertaken any assessment on how the proposed increase in personal injury awards may affect litigation volumes; if such a policy contradicts the intent of the 2021 Personal Injuries Guidelines and wider insurance reform programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/25]

50. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the projected financial impact on an organisation (details supplied) if the personal injury guidelines are revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24697/25]

51. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the projected financial impact on the State Claims Agency if the personal injury guidelines are revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24698/25]

43. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the concerns facing businesses (details supplied) regarding the proposal to increase the personal injury awards by 17%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/25]

139. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to accept the proposal to increase personal injury award guidelines by 16.7% notwithstanding the impact on premiums throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12934/25]

1106. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice his views on the Judicial Council’s recommendation to increase personal injury awards by 17 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/25]

582. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice the date on which he plans to seek the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas to amend the personal injuries guidelines, following the Judicial Council’s support for the draft second edition of the guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6325/25]