Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I must respond — this is not rhetoric. Data from the Central Statistics Office show motor insurance costs for September 2005 dropped to levels last seen in September 1999. It also shows the cost of home insurance in September 2006 dropped below November 2001 levels. This is not me or any fancy rhetoric. It is Central Statistics Office data.

I agree the insurance industry has higher profits. Will Deputy O'Keeffe meet with the chairperson, Senator O'Toole, who is the vice-chair and a Member of the Oireachtas, and the chief executive officer——

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