Personal Injury Claims against Dublin City Council

This is a topic that I have taken a reasonably regular interest in over the last number of years; my most recent curiousity was in relation to the effect of the down-turn on claims against DCC; as you can see from the information below, the overall value has dropped dramatically…

Question to City Manager               City Council Meeting 04/10/2010

Q69.    COUNCILLOR NAOISE O’MUIRI

Can the Manager please provide the following info in relation to personal injury claims pursued against Dublin City Council for 2007, 2008, 2009 and the 1st 6 months of 2010:

a.         Total # of claims lodged

b.         Total value of the claims lodged

c.         Total payout on claims

d.         Total # of Court Actions arising.

CITY MANAGER’S REPLY:

Details set out below:

Year   Personal Injury Claims Received Value of Claims Cost of Claims Proceedings Issued
2007 477 €16,035,933 €10,152,003 163
2008 475 €15,254,565 €9,857,066 137
2009 475 €13,254,565 €9,130,566 151
*2010 223 €7,187,527 €3,337,530 85
*to end of June