Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal’s function
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the following schemes:
- the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted
- the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted on Prison Officers
Purpose
The Tribunal considers applications from people who suffer a personal injury or death as a result of a crime of violence.
Ex gratia compensation may be awarded on the basis of any vouched out of pocket expenses, including loss of earnings, experienced by the victim or, if the victim has died as a result of the incident, by the dependents of the victim.
The incident in which the injury was caused must have been reported to the Gardaí without delay.
Application must be made to the Tribunal as soon as possible but not later than three months after the incident. The Tribunal has discretion under the scheme to extend this time limit in circumstances were the applicant can show that the reason for the delay in submitting the application justifies exceptional treatment of the application. A set of Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted can be found here - Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme FAQ's.
Further information
Further information may be obtained by contacting the Tribunal secretariat at the address or telephone number below.
Contact details: |
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, Department of Justice, Bishop's Square, Redmond’s Hill, Dublin 2, D02 TD99 |
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Phone: | + 353 1 479 0290 |
E-Mail: | criminalinjuries@justice.ie |
Publications:
In this section, find out about:
Access to Compensation in Cross-Border Cases
Scheme for Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted - Cash Limited
Non-Fatal Injury Application Form
Instruction 1 under paragraph 20 of the Scheme