Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed)
11:00 am
Mr. Conor O'Brien:
We spoke a lot about the book of quantum. It is not a silver bullet as we said earlier, but consistent use of it by all parties would have a beneficial impact and would encourage more people to accept the awards that the Injuries Board grants. We would also like to see if measures could be taken to speed up the process for rejected awards in order that they are dealt with as quickly as possible to minimise the legal costs associated with them. That would be very useful. As everybody else has been saying, overall it is very hard to identify specific issues in the absence of knowing precisely where the issues lie.
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