Seanad debates
Thursday, 20 November 2003
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Second Stage.
We are told that the right of access to the courts, the right to fair procedures and the right to be held equal before the law are affected. When I first read this submission, I was resentful that people would assert that I am involved in something that would deprive people of those rights, for which I have spent my life fighting. I am not about to change at this stage. I have calmed down since I saw that part of it. All I will say to people who feel that way is that they should go to the courts when the first case comes before the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. They can hang this out to dry and if somebody wins a case against us through a judicial review or some other way, fair play to them, we will have been wrong. I am prepared to wager a significant bet that this will not be the case.
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