Seanad debates

Thursday, 20 November 2003

Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

It has been stated that the PIAB will be an additional layer in the process and all cases will have to be brought before it in the first instance. The second part of this contention is correct. Whether it will constitute an additional layer in the process remains to be seen. We go back to Senator Leyden's view. We will find out if that is the case in four or five years. If everybody goes through the PIAB and then to the courts, the board will have proved to be an additional layer. It will have failed to fulfil its role.

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