Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are dealing with the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the insurance (miscellaneous provisions) Bill 2021. We are joined by representatives from Alliance for Insurance Reform and representatives from Insurance Ireland.

I would make the usual citations before we start. Everybody has heard the mobile phone notice previously. I ask everybody to switch off their mobile phone. I also have a notice on the identification of speakers. For the purpose of the Official Report, I have been requested to identify members, or they should identify themselves if I cannot see them, in order that they can be appropriately identified for the record.

Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews, the Chairman, who is otherwise engaged-----