§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the number of cases(a) of applications made and (b) in which compensation was paid to persons who tripped on a footpath in each of the last three years in each council district, or if more convenient each housing executive district;
129W(2) what sums have been paid out in compensation by public bodies in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years to persons who alleged they had tripped and hurt themselves on footpaths.
1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Organisation (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iii) £000's £000's £000's Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Roads Service Divisions Ballymena 306 20 118 314 26 65 264 47 209 Belfast 2,628 938 1,885 2,570 883 1,612 1,959 1,015 1,956 Coleraine 870 216 243 742 188 282 461 128 221 Craigavon 586 186 283 626 214 373 513 186 388 Downpatrick 654 176 325 748 176 313 649 177 449 Omagh 239 127 231 271 65 193 234 130 365 SUB TOTAL 5,283 1,663 3,085 5,271 1,552 2,843 4,080 1,683 3,588 Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Water Service Divisions Eastern 297 114 210 238 132 205 322 122 363 Northern 42 21 42 44 16 27 27 17 18 Southern 58 29 49 77 30 64 45 25 35 Western 94 42 55 83 31 56 64 12 15 SUB TOTAL 491 206 356 442 209 352 458 176 431 Northern Ireland Housing Executive Regions Belfast 1,165 1,055 1,351 1,078 732 1,290 984 393 638 South East 275 301 274 South North East 263 245 257 North East 229 232 180 North West 542 460 299 West 96 89 87 SUB TOTAL 2,570 1,055 1,351 2,405 732 1,290 1,981 393 638 Northern Ireland Electricity 198 68 72 189 48 94 173 19 25 TOTAL 8,542 2,992 4,864 8,307 2,541 4,579 6,692 2,271 4,682 (i) Number of personal injury claims received.
(ii) Number of claims in which compensation was paid.
(iii) Amount of compensation paid.