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

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for attending the previous session. We will now proceed with the next business.

I must read the following in respect of the second session, which relates to pre-legislative scrutiny of the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021. I welcome members and viewers who may be watching proceedings on Oireachtas TV to this second part of the public session of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. We will now discuss the general scheme of the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill with representatives of the Alliance for Insurance Reform. I welcome to the meeting Mr. Peter Boland and Ms Tracy Sheridan, directors of the Alliance for Insurance Reform. I understand Mr. Boland intends to go first. The normal procedure is for our guests to make a brief opening statement, followed by questions and answers.