John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

All the time the argument seems to be that the Government can ask and not tell and about costs to insurance companies. Quite frankly, it comes across as if the insurance companies are being minded and it is the customer who carries the can, regardless of what happens. Even to go back to the earlier point about cameras and so forth in taxis, trucks and vans, even that cost is borne by the owner. The Minister of State mentioned two pilot projects that pay for themselves. The insurance companies in Ireland, or Insurance Ireland, are making no real effort, it would seem, to engage with the Minister of State.