Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will now continue our consideration of petition No. 00036/21, which is on seeking reform of insurance for thatched heritage buildings and on related EU Commission correspondence.

On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to the representatives from the Alliance for Insurance Reform: Mr. Brian Hanley, CEO; and Mr. Peter Boland, board member. I also welcome the representatives from Insurance Ireland: Ms Moyagh Murdock, CEO; Mr. Florian Wimber, director of advocacy and public affairs, and Solvency II lead; and Mr. Michael Curtin, manager of regulation and policy development.

I call on Ms Murdock and Mr. Brian Hanley, respectively, to make their opening statements for around ten minutes. We will then have questions and comments from members. Members will have five or six minutes initially but may contribute more than once if they so wish.