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50626 (27 May 2022)
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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: 50626
Date of incident: [ ]
Date of receipt of application: [ ]
Decision outcome: No compensation payable as a failure to give all reasonable assistance under Article 10 of the Scheme.
1. [ ] (‘the applicant’) has made a claim for compensation under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted (‘the Scheme’).
2. In his application for compensation under the Scheme, received on [ ], the applicant (who was born on [ ]) outlined that he was assaulted at [ ] on [ ]. Subsequently the applicant confirmed that the correct date of the assault was [ ]. He describes how he was assaulted by an unknown assailant who hit him with some weapon, whether a bottle or otherwise. He states that he was hit on the face and received a deep laceration to his face and bad bruising. He states that he has been left with a bad scar on his face. By letter dated [ ] to the Tribunal, the applicant states that he has been advised to wait for a period of six months before obtaining plastic surgery on the scar.
3. No medical report or dental report was submitted. The applicant claimed a taxi fee of €20.00 and the sum of €60.00 in respect of a doctor’s charge. No vouchers or receipts were supplied. There was no estimate in relation to any costs for plastic surgery.
4. A Garda Report dated [ ] was supplied to the Tribunal.
5. The Tribunal wrote to the applicant on [ ], seeking further information from the applicant and also confirmation by [ ] that he wished to proceed with the application. There was no response to this correspondence.
6. The applicant has not replied to correspondence in relation to his claim before the Tribunal. Therefore, I find that he has not given all reasonable assistance to the Tribunal as required under Article 10 of the Scheme.
7. I therefore decline to make any award.
Elizabeth Maguire
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
27 May 2022