Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
If you been a victim of violence in a crime be that an assault, mugging or any type of criminal act culminating in a person being injured, you are entitled to seek compensation for your injuries from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.
A Criminal Injuries Compensation tribunal was set up in 1974 to compensate victims of crime for loss from personal injuries.
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme dates back to 1974 but has been updated in 2021 under paragraph 16 of the Scheme.
EU Directive 2004/80/EC regards compensating crime victims and so we are required to have a scheme for victims of violent intentional crime.
There is also a scheme for prison officers injured in the course of their duties.
The Tribunal must administer the scheme.
The scheme extends to a dependant of a victim.
A Garda member injured can also avail of this scheme.
An application must be made in writing within 3 months of the date of the incident.
If there is a late entry there must be an exceptional reason for same.
If an application is made, the injured party disagrees with the decision, an appeal de novo ie fresh case reconsideration can be made.
The amount of compensation at a tribunal appeal hearing can increased, reduced, stay the same or what the tribunal members conclude.
Information about the scheme can be seen here https://www.victimscharter.ie/ and here.
Contact details for the Tribunal :
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal,
Tribunal Secretariat,
Department of Justice,
Bishop’s Square,
Redmond’s Hill,
Dublin 2,
D02 TD99
Phone: + 353 1 479 0290
E-mail to: criminalinjuries@justice.ie
Application Forms
These can be seen here. d
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Reporting the Incident to the Gardai
To qualify for compensation it will be necessary to inform the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal that the offence giving rise to the injury is/has been subject to criminal proceedings, or that it was reported to the Gardai.
The Tribunal use the report from the Gardai in assessing the application for compensation for the criminally inflicted injury.
Persons who can claim compensation before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
- A person who sustained and injury ( victim );
- Any person responsible for the maintenance of the victim who has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred any expenses as a result of the victims injuries;
- Where the victim has died as a result of the injury, and a dependent of the victim or, if he has no dependent, any person who incurred expenses as a result of the death;
- Where the victim has died otherwise than as a result of the injury, any dependent of the victim.
Will the person making the application need to attend the Criminal Injuries Tribunal
This is unlikely.
The Tribunal will mostly make their decision on any award of compensation without the need of the applicant. If there is an oral hearing, then yes, an applicant should attend the hearing.
Yes.
This is entirely up to yourself.
No, not under any circumstance.
Howard if there is an Appeal then yes.
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