Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the Criminal Injury Compensation Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15675/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is continuing to deliver on its core mandate of providing compensation to persons who have been the victim of violent crime and I pleased to be able to say that its financial allocation for 2006 is €5.041 million, representing an increase of 48% over 2005. Arrangements have also been put in place so as to facilitate the implementation by the tribunal of the EU directive dealing with compensation for crime victims, which came into effect on 1 January 2006.