26,009 new claims were dealt with by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board last year.
According to their annual report for 2020, 216 of these were in Tipperary
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Nationally there was a 16 per cent decrease in awards which have halved since new guidelines were introduced in April.
€206 million worth of compensation was given out to accident victims with the average award in 2020 just over €24,000.