Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will take the Deputy's first question on insurance first. The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, and I did meet with Insurance Ireland. We had an open meeting with all the members of Insurance Ireland. I laid down a few criteria or things that I wanted to see happen. In fairness to Insurance Ireland, in terms of the memorandum of understanding my Department has with it, we are working very well together. Wherever we are building defences the industry is coming in behind us and offering insurance. There are issues in respect of insurance and that is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, but as I said I work closely with all those involved for the interests of the public. I do believe more needs to be done but in order for more to be done it is up to us to deliver on the defences to allow people to get insurance. That is the most important thing. Any other issue in that regard would lie with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I might ask Mr. Bourke to speak on the sale of properties.