Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed)
11:00 am
Mr. Conor O'Brien:
The establishment of a national claims register would certainly help with this. Instant transparency on claims - what is happening, what channel they are going through, what the settlement amounts are and what the fees are - would be provided from the inception of such a register. It would lead to other benefits. For example, revisions to the book of quantum could be done on a more regular and easier basis. This kind of register would help with investigating the root case of accidents. It would enable people to track more information about car accidents, for example relating to passengers and locations etc. This might help to try to reduce the number of overall accidents. An initiative like that would have a huge number of benefits.
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