52073 (13 October 2022)

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

In the matter of an application under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted

Decision of a Single Member

Name of applicant: [ ]

Application number: 52073

Date of incident: [ ]

Date received: [ ]

Decision: No award.

1. It appears from the application form that the applicant sustained some injury while attending [ ] festival.

2. It states in the application form that an incident was reported to [ ] Garda Station on [ ].

3. Paragraph 23 of the Scheme provides that “to qualify for compensation it will be necessary to indicate to the tribunal that the offence giving rise to injury has been the subject of criminal proceedings or that it was reported to the Gardaí without delay.”

4. The tribunal wrote to the gardaí for a report in this matter. The gardaí responded outlining that a Sergeant spoke to the applicant about this matter and the applicant informed the Sergeant that he never reported the matter to the gardaí and that he was not pursuing the claim having considered the matter.

5. The tribunal wrote to the applicant’s solicitor on [ ] and enclosed a copy of the garda report. The tribunal did not receive a response.

6. The tribunal wrote to the applicant’s solicitor on [ ] asking if the matter was being pursued and no response was received.

7. No crime of violence is specified in the application form and no crime of violence was reported to the gardaí. On the information available this matter does not come within the terms of the Scheme. I make no award.

Signed: Elizabeth Davey

Date: 13 October 2022