Injuries Board pays €210m in claims in 2011

Compensation of €210m was paid out to almost 10,000 people seeking payments for personal injury claims last year.

The Injuries Board, which is now fully self- funded, said the average award during 2011 was €21,339 and the highest was €829,444 — the organisation’s highest to date.

The average award amount was down 3.8% on 2010, with the decrease largely due to a reduction in the proportion of work related claims — typically of higher value — and reduced loss of earnings, given lower salaries across the economy.