Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2025
460. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on any changes to the personal injuries guidelines proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71236/25]
View answerOn the 17 September, as required by section 7 of the Judicial Council Act 2019, I laid the revised personal injury guidelines before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Prior to the laying of the documents, I consulted Ministerial colleagues and the Attorney General in relation to the proposed increase in award amounts contained in the Judicial Council’s proposals.
It is my intention not to bring a Resolution before the Houses seeking the approval of the guidelines at this time. In effect, this means that the amended Guidelines cannot come into effect and the existing Guidelines will remain in place. In addition, I have received Government approval to draft a general scheme of a Bill to amend the Judicial Council Act 2019 to make reviews of the Personal Injuries Guidelines more comprehensive and transparent. The General Scheme of the Bill will be referred for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in due course.
