The compensation estimates contained below are not intended to provide you with specific estimates on how much compensation may be awarded. If you decide to go ahead with your personal injury case, the Injuries Board will assess your case and provide a compensation figure based on the severity of your injury, the length of and outcome of your recovery.
The Book of Quantum and the figures you will see below will vary depending on the severity of a person’s injury and will generally categorise injuries into the following ranges:
1. Minor
The person usually fully/substantially recovers from an injury.
2. Moderate
Moderate injuries where a person has substantially recovered from an injury but ongoing symptoms persist following recovery which interferes with a person’s quality of life and/or interferes with them carrying out their day to day activities. Generally, the person will reach full recovery from these types of injuries.
3. Moderately Severe
The injury has resulted in long-term/permanent incapacity or physical limitations that impact the part of the body that was injured.
4. Severe and Permanent Conditions
The injury has caused major disruption to the person’s quality of life, ability to carry out their daily tasks and other areas of their life resulting in long-term serious pain and/or continuous medical attention.
Head injuries
Concussion
Minor Concussion with no loss of consciousness – up to €21,800
Moderate Concussion with less than 24 hours’ loss of consciousness – €19,000 – €35200
Severe Concussion with more than 24 hours’ loss of consciousness – €41,600 – €74,000
Skull Fracture/Minor Head Injuries with no loss of consciousness
Minor – €34,700 – €60,200
Moderate – €54,200 – €91,800
Severe and Permanent – €73,400 – €105,000
Skull Fracture/Severe Head Injuries with loss of consciousness
Minor – €52,800 – €124,000
Moderate – €68,200 – €128,000
Severe and permanent (excluding brain damage) – €87,400 – €144,000
Eye Injuries (Injuries affecting sight)
Minor Eye Injuries – up to €9,800
Reduced loss of sight in one eye – €22,500 – €45,500
Total loss of sight in one eye – up to €138,000
Cheek Fractures
Minor – €21,200 – €42,200
Moderate – €37,700 – €47,300
Severe and Permanent – €47,500 – €55,600
Nose Fractures
Minor – €18,000 – 22,100
Moderate – €22,100 – €32,200
Moderately Severe – €32,400 – €46,600
Severe and permanent – €44,500 – €63,900
Jaw Injuries (Soft Tissue)
Minor – €11,000 – €20,800
Moderate – €19,500 – €27,600
Severe and permanent- €25,900 – €52,700
Jaw Injury – Dislocation
Minor – €21,200 – €35,400
Moderate – €36,100 – €63,300
Severe and permanent – €52,700 – €68,600
Jaw Injury – Fracture
Minor- €21,200 – €47,100
Moderate – €35,900 – €74,900
Severe and permanent – €52,700 – €80,200
Damage to Teeth
Loss of milk tooth – €4,400 – €7,000
Broken tooth – €7,500 – €10,300
Loss of one tooth – €10,300 – €12,700
Neck Injuries
Whiplash/Soft Tissue Injuries
Minor – substantially recovered – up to €15,700
Minor – expected full recovery – up to €19,400
Moderate – €20,400 – €30,200
Moderately Severe €34,400 – €52,200
Severe and Permanent – €44,600 – €77,900
Back Injuries and Spinal Fractures
Back Injury – Soft Tissue
Minor – substantially recovered – up to €14,800
Minor – expected full recovery – up to €18,400
Moderate – €21,400 – €34,400
Moderately Severe €32,100 – €55,700
Severe and Permanent – €52,300 – €92,000
Vertebrae Injuries
Minor – €32,500 – €63,300
Moderate- €54,900 – €92,700
Severe and Permanent – €76,000 – €139,000
Upper Limb Injuries
Arm/Hand/Finger Amputation
Index Finger – partial up to €55,800
Index Finger – total up to €61,200
Middle Finger – partial up to €51,100
Middle Finger – total up to €57,200
Ring Finger – partial up to €43,300
Ring Finger – total up to €57,200
Little Finger – partial up to €41,600
Little Finger – total up to €46,400
Thumb – partial up to €44,200
Thumb – total up to €80,500
Shoulder/Upper Arm Soft Tissue Injuries
Minor – up to €33,500
Moderate – €22,000 – €60,900
Severe and Permanent – €34,700 – €67,700
Shoulder/Upper Arm Dislocation
Minor – €17,500 – €43,200
Moderate – €33,000 – €70,600
Severe and Permanent – €48,400 – €76,700
Humerus Fracture
Minor – up to €36,800
Moderate – €34,700 – €64,500
Severe and Permanent – €50,100 – €83,900
Clavicle Fracture (Collar Bone)
€22,100 – €44,000
Crushed Arm or Hand
Minor – €14,400 – €33,300
Moderate – €32,000 – €48,400
Moderately Severe – €43,800 – €69,100
Severe and Permanent – €64,200 – €87,700
Elbow/Forearm Soft Tissue Injuries
Minor – up to €9,200
Moderate – €8,000 – €29,500
Moderately Severe – €22,000 – €59,600
Severe and Permanent – €39,900 – €63,900
Elbow/Forearm Dislocation
Minor – €21,200 – €40,700
Moderate- €37,400 – €70,800
Severe and Permanent – €55,400 – €75,300
Elbow/Forearm Fracture (Radius and Ulna Bones)
Minor – €22,100 – €38,300
Moderate – €37,700 – €40,000
Moderately Severe – €39,200 – €81,700
Severe and Permanent – €57,200 – €83,700
Wrist Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €27,800
Moderate- €21,900 – €32,900
Severe and Permanent – €41,200 – €67,500
Wrist Injuries – Dislocation
Minor – €19,800 – €43,500
Moderate- €35,000 – €75,500
Severe and Permanent – €54,400 – €77,600
Wrist Fractures
Minor – €19,300 – €36,800
Moderate- €35,000 – €45,000
Moderately Severe – €54,200 – €70,100
Severe and Permanent – €68.400 – €78,000
Hand Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €21,700
Moderate- €21,900 – €43,700
Severe and Permanent – €41,200 – €67,500
Hand Injuries – Fractures
Minor – €14,600 – €32,200
Moderate- €30,300 – €64,800
Severe and Permanent – €49,600 – €67,700
Thumb Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €21,200
Moderate- €24,100 – €48,700
Severe and Permanent – €35,600 – €57,300
Thumb Injuries – Dislocation
Minor – €14,400 – €26,100
Moderate- €28,900 – €50,600
Severe and Permanent – €41,400 – €59,000
Thumb Injuries – Fracture
Minor – up to €30,300
Moderate- €29,600 – €46,900
Moderately Severe – €38,600 – €54,900
Severe and Permanent – €43,700 – €62,700
Finger Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €19,100
Moderate- €17,300 – €40,700
Severe and Permanent – €29,300 – €51,900
Finger Injuries – Dislocation
Minor – €12,800 – €22,400
Moderate- €28,900 – €50,600
Severe and Permanent – €41,400 – €59,000
Finger Injuries – Fracture
Minor – up to €16,600
Moderate – €19,500 – €44,900
Moderately Severe – €32,800 – €46,200
Severe and Permanent – €31,500 – €56,400
Upper Limb Disorders
Tenosynovitis (Inflammation of the tendon sheaths)
Minor – €22,000 -€29,400
Moderate – €25,900 – €34,400
Moderately Severe – €38,700 – €66,500
Severe and Permanent – €58,000 – €68,600
De Quervains Tenosynovitis (Inflammation of the tendon of the thumb)
Minor – €17,500 – €18,300
Moderate – €27,800- €32,800
Moderately Severe – €33,100- €36,100
Severe and Permanent – €43,600 – €47,900
Radial/Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Minor – €22,400 – €32,300
Moderate – €29,400 – €40,900
Moderately Severe – €42,400 – €73,300
Severe and Permanent – €61,800 – €76,600
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Minor – €22,100 – €32,000
Moderate – €28,300 – €39,700
Moderately Severe – €41,100 – €71,700
Severe and Permanent – €60,300- €74,100
Epicondylitis (Tennis/Golfers Elbow)
Minor – €18,400 – €19,100
Moderate – €31,800 – €34,700
Moderately Severe – €35,600 – €37,800
Severe and Permanent – €47,700 – €51,400
Arm/Hand Dermatitis
Minor – up to €14,000
Moderate- €14,000 – €19,800
Severe and Permanent – €32,800 – €53,700
Lower Limb Injuries
Hip/Pelvis Injury – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €29,600
Moderate- €13,400 – €60,600
Severe and Permanent – €60,600 – €70,000
Hip/Pelvis Injury – Dislocation
Minor – €27,100 – €45,800
Moderate- €45,000 – €70,400
Moderately Severe – €46,300 – €86,700
Severe and Permanent – €59,800 – €94,500
Pelvis Fracture
Minor – €27,700 – €54,300
Moderate- €47,100 – €58,400
Moderately Severe – €68,500 – €86,500
Severe and Permanent – €79,300 – €94,800
Upper Leg Fracture (Femur)
Minor – €27,700 – €59,100
Moderate- €47,000 – €84,700
Moderately Severe – €60,600 – €97,700
Severe and Permanent – €83,100 – €102,000
Knee Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €14,800
Moderate- €16,900 – €23,400
Moderately Severe – €24,000 – €75,600
Severe and Permanent – €65,700 – 81,600
Knee Injury – Dislocation
Minor – €22,100 – €50,400
Moderate- €39,200 – €87,300
Severe and Permanent – €55,200 – €93,400
Knee Injuries – Fractures (Patella)
Minor – €20,600 – €47,200
Moderate- €37,000 – €77,200
Severe and Permanent – €52,800 – €89,100
Lower Leg Fractures (Tibia and/or Fibia)
Minor – up to €49,400
Moderate- €40,500 – €70,400
Moderately Severe – €68,800 – €91,900
Severe and Permanent – €77,700 – €96,800
Ankle Injuries – Soft Tissue excluding Achilles Tendon
Minor – up to €23,100
Moderate- €23,000 – €56,600
Severe and Permanent – €38,900 – €62,300
Ankle Injuries – Achilles Tendon Injury
Minor – up to €12,600
Moderate- €14,600 – €25,700
Moderately Severe- €35,900 – €42,200
Severe and Permanent – €41,200 – €51,500
Ankle Injuries – Dislocation
Minor – €22,100 – €49,300
Moderate- €41,100 – €77,100
Severe and Permanent – €56,800 – €82,800
Ankle Injuries – Fractures (distal Tibia, distal Fibula and Talus)
Minor – up to €54,700
Moderate- €39,100 – €87,600
Moderately Severe- €79,900 – €89,300
Severe and Permanent – €80,500 – €93,300
Foot Injuries – Soft Tissue
Minor – up to €20,000
Moderate- €19,900 – €38,400
Severe and Permanent – €36,400 – €54,400
Foot Injuries – Dislocations
Minor – €16,300 – €43,700
Moderate- €31,900 – €71,500
Severe and Permanent – €47,700 – €77,500
Foot Injuries – Fractures
Minor – €18,000 – €34,900
Moderate- €34,000 – €61,200
Moderately Severe – €49,800 – €83,100
Severe and Permanent – €65,200 – €92,900
Foot Injuries – Crush
Minor – €12,800 – €40,900
Moderate- €14,500 – €73,900
Severe and Permanent – €26,600 – €78,300
Loss of Toes
Toe (other than big toe) – up to €48,200
Big Toe – up to €70,600
Toe Injuries – Big Toe
Minor – €11,000 – €18,800
Moderate- €15,500 – €42,400
Severe and Permanent – €27,500 – €46,800
Toe Injuries – Big Toe Fracture
Minor – €12,600 – €21,500
Moderate- €20,900 – €36,300
Severe and Permanent – €28,000 – €41,200
Toe Injuries – Other Toe(s)
Minor – €10,900 – €18,300
Moderate- €13,000 – €30,700
Severe and Permanent – €25,100 – 32,600
Toe Injuries – Other Toe(s) Fracture
Minor – €10,900 – €20,300
Moderate- €13,000 – €32,800
Severe and Permanent – €25,100 – €33,700
Body and Internal Organs
Rib(s) / Chest Bone Fracture
Minor – €13,700 – €45,900
Moderate- €29,600 – €63,400
Severe and Permanent – €49,500 – €80,000
Heart
Heart Contusion – €18,500 – €22,100
Lung Injuries
Contusion – €15,900 – €21,900
Laceration – €16,000 – €31,700
Lung Injuries – Punctured/Collapsed Lung
Minor – €14,600 – €17,900
Moderate- €19,900 – €42,100
Severe and Permanent – €52,600 – €82,700
Kidney Injuries
Kidney Contusion or Haematoma – €13,400 – €28,000
Lung Laceration – €21,300 – €35,500
Bowels and Digestive System
Minor – €21,300 – €45,900
Moderate- €56,800 – €73,000
Severe and Permanent – €61,900 – €93,900
Bladder
Bladder Contusion – €14,200 – €28,500
Where ongoing loss of function is expected – €24,600 – €86,000
Any injury to the Ureter – €21,400 – €44,500
Spleen claims
Haematoma/Laceration – €21,300- €44,700
Total Loss/Severe Loss of Function or Removal – up to €73,100
Hernia claims
Minor – up to €25,700
Moderate – €31,400 – €46,000
Severe and Permanent – €46,700 – €60,300
Food poisoning claims
Minor to moderate – up to €14,500
Severe and Permanent – €23,700 – €40,300
* The information and compensation estimates provided above are taken from the Injuries Board Book of Quantum, 2016.
