Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that have been taken to reduce the excessive sums awarded for whiplash compensation claims in view of the latest data published by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB. We are all aware that Ireland is out of step with its European partners. Claims for whiplash in Ireland average around €20,000, whereas across the water the average is between €3,500 and €4,000. There is a fivefold difference. We are well out of step, and measures must be implemented immediately to address this.

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