Seanad debates
Thursday, 20 November 2003
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Second Stage.
In conclusion, this Bill has merits and the Labour Party supports it in principle. I do not agree that we should get involved in lawyer-bashing, for the sake of it, as Senator O'Toole tended to do this morning, or creating a lawyer-free zone. Most emphatically, one should not try to suggest that dealing with legal costs is some form of panacea which, in itself, will reduce insurance premia – it certainly will not do so. We will put down some amendments on Committee Stage and I look forward to debating them with the Minister and his colleagues.
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