Criminal Damage Compensation Scheme
Northern Ireland
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to his answer of 19 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1215-16W, on Criminal Damages Compensation 1997, how many applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1977 Order were received from the Gaelic Athletic Association in each of the last five years.
Paul Goggins (Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office; Wythenshawe & Sale East, Labour)
The information is as follows.
| The Gaelic Athletic Association | |
| Number | |
| 2004-05 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 7 |
| 2009-10 to date | 2 |
| Total | 11 |
It is possible that there are other claims relating to GAA property within the Compensation Agency's records which could not be identified and which are not included in the above table.
In cases relating to GAA property claims are usually submitted in the name of trustees who are the legal owners of the property which has been damaged. The trustees' name does not always make reference to the GAA and the Compensation Agency's computer database does not therefore identify these as GAA claims. Since 2008-09 the Compensation Agency has kept a separate manual record of claims relating to GAA property.