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

I ask the Minister of State to reflect on the contribution he has made here today and to reflect on the previous Minister's contributions to this committee. He will see that adds up to very little action at the end of the day. That is supported by the vast number of people who have to fight with their insurance company for their due rights under a policy. We have met the publicans in Dublin and the country and we have met general businesses, and they all have the same story. There must be nothing short of definitive action from the Minister of State and the Ministers in this term.

On all the various reports and so on, we need further information on levies, including what has or has not been collected. Rather than all the words I want to see the actions that will be carried out and I would impress that on the Minister, Deputy Varadkar.

Again, I ask the Government to put the elderly and vulnerable first, and give them a break because the way they are being treated is not right. The way the insurance companies are treating the economy and society is not right either.

Deputy Barry did not get a response to his main question. Perhaps the Minister of State will revert to the Deputy and me with responses to the queries that have not been answered.