Foilsiú
50561 (30 May 2022)
Ó Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Foilsithe
An t-eolas is déanaí
Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
Ó Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Foilsithe
An t-eolas is déanaí
Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
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: 50561
Date of incident: [ ]
Date of application: [ ]
Decision outcome: No award.
1. [ ] (“the Applicant”) has made a claim for compensation under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted (‘the Scheme’) on the [ ].
2. The application arises from an incident which occurred at [ ] a.m. on the [ ]. In his application form the Applicant describes walking up the pavement outside [ ] in [ ] when he was attacked by several people. He describes being struck and stabbed. The Applicant suffered stab wounds to his hands, face, head and neck area. He states he required [ ] stitches at the [ ] Hospital [ ]. He further states that the assailants were not known to him. The incident was reported to Garda [ ] and Garda [ ] at [ ] Garda Station. Garda [ ] reports that the incident was reported by security at [ ] Hospital [ ] at 4.30 p.m. to An Garda Siochana who confirmed that the Applicant was the injured party and was stabbed after being in the company of males following a dispute fueled by intoxicants. An Garda Siochana also report that the Applicant has a history of road traffic and criminal convictions. They further state that as of the [ ] the criminal element of the matter was under investigation.
3. No explanation has been provided by the Applicant or his representatives as to why the application was submitted outwit the three month period provided by paragraph 21 of the relevant Scheme, now paragraph 20. As noted the Scheme “requires application to be made as soon as possible but except in circumstances determined by the Tribunal to justify exceptional treatment no later than three months after the date of the event giving rise to this injury”. It is apparent that this application was made outside the period allowed pursuant to the terms of the Scheme for the making of an application and no explanation has been given as to why the application was made on this basis.
4. It is also noted that no vouchers have been furnished in respect of any items of outlay incurred by the Applicant and no response was received to the Tribunal’s correspondence dated the [ ]. Considering the significance of the Applicant’s injuries as reported even if it were the case that this Tribunal were in a position to exercise its discretion to extend time for the making of this late application it is apparent that the Applicant did not submit any vouching documentation or particularisation of the claim made. Therefore as no vouchers have been received by this Tribunal this application is necessarily dismissed and no award made.
Georgina Robinson
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
30 May 2022