Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Update on Insurance Matters and Implementation of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail)
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We had representatives of the Alliance for Insurance Reform before the committee last week. I do not know if any of the Minister of State's officials got a chance to watch that meeting, and I presume he was doing other things. Point No. 8 of their submission states:

The CIWG motor insurance reports promised a dedicated Garda unit to focus exclusively on the investigation of insurance fraud. We want the unit established as a matter of urgency. [That is their request.] The Minister tells us that there is not enough support in the House for this. If this is the case, we urge any opposing parties to clarify their concerns and resolve whatever blockages exist.

Does the Minister of State believe that to be the case? That is what they told us he said.