Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy should hold on. I am prepared to take it on board and accept that there may be a need for greater dialogue with the proposed committee and with Members. That is something we may have to pursue further. People may say that the PIAB has nothing to do with anything and is not responsible for the fact that motor insurance premiums are now down to 1997 levels. That is spectacular progress by any yardstick. During a recent "Drivetime" programme, IBEC said that employers' personal injury liability is no longer as big an issue as it was. Household premiums are down to 2001 levels.

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