Dáil debates
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Defence Forces Personnel
4:00 pm
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
The State Claims Agency deals with claims arising from accidents involving Defence Force vehicles in Ireland. The Chief State Solicitor's office deals with claims arising from accidents involving Defence Force vehicles overseas. The information requested is set out in the following table:
| Year | Number of Defence Force road traffic accident claims received | Number of resolved Defence Force road traffic accident claims | Compensation paid out (rounded to the nearest €1,000) |
| 2006 | 7 | 17 | €434,000 |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 | €258,000 |
| 2008 | 24 | 16 | €356,000 |
| 2009 | 18 | 31 | €572,000 |
| 2010 (to date) | 7 | 21 | €625,000 |
| Total | 66 | 93 | €2,245,000 |
The total cost of the claims settled is €2,245,000 for the 93 claims I am dealing with. The State Claims Agency works with the Defence Forces on an ongoing basis to examine incidents in order to identify and, if possible, obviate any potential risk of injury to civilian and Defence Forces personnel. The State Claims Agency advises that the Directorate of Transport and Maintenance has done considerable work in this area.
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