Seanad debates

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Exactly. On one occasion I remember meeting somebody who in very strange circumstances seemed to have a lot of money. He looked at me and said that he knew what I was thinking, that being, where he got the money from. He went on to explain that a situation like this had actually happened. It is an issue that dependants, within the meaning of the Civil Liability Act, of a catastrophically injured person will get nothing under this system. Perhaps they should be put on the same pedestal as somebody who has suffered a death because very frequently the consequences are worse for the relatives than an immediate death. I congratulate the Minister on getting this through and I am glad it is becoming the law.

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