Personal Injury Claims
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-17
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Charlie McConalogue (FF), Donegal

While the Minister for justice cannot be here in person this evening, I will pass on the key points the Deputy has made and her strong advocacy on this important issue.
As I mentioned, a working group on the indexation rate for periodic payment orders was established to advise on an appropriate index following a High Court determination that the index used in primary legislation was unworkable. As part of a two-stage process, the primary legislation governing PPOs has been amended to allow for the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set the rate by way of secondary legislation, as the Deputy outlined.
The Periodic Payment Orders Indexation Rate - Report of the Inter Departmental Working Group was submitted to the Minister on 26 April 2024. The Minister approved the recommendations shortly afterwards on 21 May 2024. Drafting instructions were issued to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government on 13 August 2024. Drafting of the regulations is continuing and Department officials are working closely with officials in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government and the State Claims Agency to finalise the regulations. Once this work is completed, the regulations require the consent of the Minister for Finance before they can become operational. That outlines the timeline of where it is at. I take the Deputy's point on the urgency and importance of bringing that to a conclusion to bring a more streamlined and optimal approach in how this important mechanism works. I will feed back Deputy Sherlock's clear work and advocacy on this issue to the Minister, as well as how she addressed it in the Dáil this evening.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-17