Foilsiú
50891 (6 October 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: 50891
Date of incident: [ ]
Date received: [ ]
Decision: No award.
1. The applicant, in his application form, states that he was attacked by a group of males while on his way to visit a friend. The applicant stated that he was hit and fell down and that was all he could remember.
2. The matter was reported to the gardaí and a garda report has been provided. The gardaí outline how the applicant refused to cooperate with the garda investigation.
3. The tribunal wrote to the applicant’s solicitor on [ ] and received no response.
4. The tribunal wrote to the applicant’s solicitor on [ ] and received no response.
5. The tribunal wrote directly to the applicant on [ ] and received no response.
6. Paragraph 11 of the Scheme provides that “no compensation will be payable to an applicant who has not, in the opinion of the tribunal, given the tribunal all reasonable assistance, in relation to any medical report that it may require, and otherwise.”
7. I am of the opinion that the applicant has not provided all reasonable assistance to the tribunal in relation to his application. It is for the applicant to establish his claim and this has not been done. I make no award.
Signed: Elizabeth Davey
Date: 6 October 2022