Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of funding allocated to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in budget 2025. [41477/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is in place to help those who have suffered personal injuries as a result of a violent crime committed against them. The Scheme is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal which is independent in making decisions on individual applications and in its decisions on appeals.

The compensation available under the Scheme is intended to cover vouched out of pocket expenses incurred by the victim, such as costs incurred for any medical treatment, dental treatment, prescriptions, travel expenses to avail of medical/dental/optical treatment and any loss of earnings to date and into the future, incurred, as a result of the criminal injuries sustained.

I can advise the Deputy that the amount of funding allocated to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal under Budget 2025 is €7,589,000.