Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

An actuarial assessment will not be completely without foundation; it is projecting from something. We are all familiar with cases taken in which there was fault at birth and claims are settled as a consequence. Sometimes they are unavoidable, but sometimes people seek services rather than a payment. If it was felt services would be provided throughout the lifetime of the person damaged, that might well change the approach to being litigious in having to provide for the person cncerned. There is a relationship between people believing they have to go to court and the provision of services. Is this factored in in an actuarial assessment?