Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When the Courts Service is deciding how it will invest funds from an award over a period, does it have to calculate the likely life span of the individual concerned? For example, if a 30 year old who was a ward of court received an award of €3 million, on what does the Courts Service base its calculations? Does it say that this person may live to 80 years?