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

I took note of that issue on the last occasion and will raise it when I meet the insurers. I point out to the Chairman that I have dealt with many insurance companies after schemes have been put in place and the companies are stepping up to the mark and working with people. There are, however, isolated cases. If the Chairman brings an individual case to my attention, I will work with the insurance companies to find a solution.

I also point out that all maps are regional; there are no individual, house by house, maps. There is no advantage to any insurance company in using them. At the risk of being parochial, in my town of Athlone the house in which I was born and reared is 33 feet above road level on a hill and my father could not get insurance cover because it was deemed to be in a flood risk area. We had to fight with the insurance company, but we eventually managed to get insurance cover. I agree with the Chairman that in some cases insurance companies are being unfair, but they are working with people. If the Chairman knows of an individual isolated case, I will gladly take up the matter for him at the next meeting.