Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The note I have says that personal injury claims arise when members of the public are attending a Revenue office and most have arisen as a result of a fall on the grounds of the office. Damage to property tends to relate to road traffic incidents involving a Revenue vehicle. On the matter of claims by members of the public, the figure for legal costs awarded is almost twice the figure for compensation which is dreadful. Wearing my hat as Minister of State with responsibility for insurance, this is an issue to which I will certainly revert to the Chairman on. It is a live matter for this committee. Business insurance is a live matter as the Central Bank is the regulator for the insurance market. Lots of claims are dealt with through the courts which are independent but some of these claims may have been dealt with by the State Claims Agency and this is a recoupment to that agency.