Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Committee on Public Petitions

Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of the other suggestions that came up in the Department's negotiations with stakeholders, and came up at this committee in September, was that flood cover schemes be more widely available as part of home insurance. Could a similar scheme be introduced for thatched properties? Has it even been investigated? Has the Department even considered that?

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