Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

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

General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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When we deal with the PIAB and the duty of care, can Ms Murdock tell me where the goalposts will be then? When is Insurance Ireland going to put the consumers first? We told the insurance companies they were talking through their hats with inflated figures in terms of fraud. Then, the awards were the big issue. Now, it is that we are not actually even seeing any reductions in public liability despite the fact that awards have come down. Ms Murdock said she has seen a tiny amount going through. Is it not the case-----