Malicious injuries payments
The Minister said the State paid £26.36 million to local authorities in partial recoupment of malicious injury claims from 1981 to 1984, not directly to individuals.
asked the Minister for the Environment the total amount of money paid by the State to individuals as a result of settlements made by them under the Malicious Damages Act for the years 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
Comment on this
Money is not paid by the State to individuals under the Malicious Injuries Act. However, I can tell the Deputy that in the four year period in question a total of £26.36 million was paid by the State in partial recoupment of local authority payments in respect of malicious injuries. The local authority payments were made on foot of both court decrees and out-of-court settlements.