Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Minister of State on the progress made on this proposed legislation. PIAB fixes cases in half the time and at one twentieth of the legal cost. Therefore, it is a worthwhile venture. A worrying trend, however, has seen the number of PIAB cases accepted fall from over 50% to 37%. This suggests people are testing the courts and their willingness to implement the quantums of damages. Can the Minister of State give us any reassurance that the courts are sticking to the quantums of damages and that we will not see this decline in the use of PIAB continue?

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