Section 17 (inserted by section 14 of the Act of 1991) of the Courts Act 1981 is amended -

(a) in subsection (2) -

(i) by substituting "Subject to subsection (3A), in any action" for "In any action",

(ii) by substituting "€64,000" for "£25,000", and

(iii) by substituting "€75,000" for "£30,000",

(b) in subsection (3) -

(i) by substituting "Subject to subsection (3A), in any action" for "In any action",

(ii) by substituting "€15,000" for "£5,000", and

(iii) by substituting "€38,000" for "£15,000",

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):

"(3A) Where an action referred to in subsection (2) or (3) is a personal injuries action -

(a) the reference in subsection (2) to '€64,000' shall be read as '€51,000' and the reference to '€75,000' shall be read as '€60,000', and

(b) the reference in subsection (3) to '€38,000' shall be read as '€30,000'.",

and

(d) by substituting the following for subsection (6):

"(6) In this section -