Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

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

Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform

2:00 am

Mr. Brian Hanley:

This is something that came up in the context of the proposed 17% increase in personal injury awards. We know that some benchmarking was done prior to the introduction of the personal injury guidelines in 2021 which replaced the book of quantum. Earlier I gave the example that made it very clear. Two reports were written. The Personal Injuries Commission was chaired by the former President of the High Court, Nicholas Kearns. It found significant disparities in awards. The example-----

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