Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State
11:00 am
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I do not want to come to a definitive conclusion on that but if one looks at the number of cases that fall out of the Injuries Board and enter the courts, one could draw a conclusion that people are not taking the Injuries Board route seriously. They may believe either that they can get a higher award in the courts, or in a settlement, or they may be cognisant of fees that may need to be paid.