Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the introduction of legislation to enhance the powers of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board in view of the recommendation in the cost of motor insurance report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22860/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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On 27 June 2017, the Government gave approval to the drafting of the Personal Injuries Board (Amendment) Bill along the lines of the General Scheme. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the existing legislation to strengthen PIAB in terms of operational issues to ensure greater compliance with the PIAB process and encourage more claims to be settled through the PIAB model.

The General Scheme addresses issues highlighted in submissions made to the public consultation held in 2014, by the then Minister, on the operation of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Acts 2003 and 2007 in addition to issues highlighted by the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance published in January 2017 and the Report of the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach.

The Bill is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. This is a technical and complex piece of legislation and it requires careful consideration during drafting in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. It is hoped to have the drafting of the Bill completed in Q 2 2018 and published thereafter.