Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion

Photo of Anthony LawlorAnthony Lawlor (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Irrespective of what we do with the book of quantum, judges do not have to adhere to it. The issue is more about the awards judges are making. Did Mr. McMahon ever feel that we should name the judges who are making excessive awards above the norm for similar injuries? Should they be called out? If judges make excessive awards, it impacts on all of us who pay for insurance premiums.

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