Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

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

Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion

Mr. Tomás O'Midheach:

To give an example, if we gave the full profit of 2019 to a publican who then got the Government benefit, that person would gain from the pandemic, whereas if we deduct it, the insured party is made whole. There is, therefore, no benefit from insurance.

The debate then about making the Government whole is a distinct issue, which we have covered in previous discussions about mechanisms and rules. The insured party would be made whole, however.