Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We can suggest many measures to tackle increasing insurance costs and insurance fraud. Without follow-up action, however, we will not see the benefits of these implementations. It is unacceptable that we are still without a dedicated Garda unit specifically tasked with fighting insurance fraud. Setting up such a unit would be an important development.

Last week it was reported that senior members of the Judiciary have called for proposals for a working group to be set up comprising judges, officials from the Department of Justice and Equality and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to revise guidelines for awards levels for less serious injuries such as whiplash.

Has the Minister of State had any engagement with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and the Minister for Justice and Equality on this proposed work?

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