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

Reflecting on the previous meetings we have had on this issue feels like Groundhog Day. I have listened carefully to what the Minister of State has had to say and I do not question his dedication to the task of fighting to lower insurance costs. Businesses that have come before this committee and individual voters that have complained to us have not had any satisfaction whatsoever. I know that employer's liability and public liability are different things, as the Minister of State said. However a business is a business. It runs on employer's liability, public liability and motor insurance. I have yet to meet a business that will openly say that its insurance costs have been cut by 25%. Only today I received a text-----