Tribunal pays out €4.4m in compensation for attacks last year

FATAL and non-fatal attacks cost the State more than €4.4m in compensation pay-outs last year, according to figures from the Department of Justice.

Statistics from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal show a total of €4.44m was paid out, split between €1.68m for 242 non-fatal attacks, and €2.77m for 22 fatal attacks. The highest single award was €568,328 for one fatal attack.

The total amount paid out by the tribunal last year is similar to the total for 2007, and down from the 2006 figure of €4.87m.