Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not know how much the insurance companies would welcome this amendment. The Deputies are making the opposite case, namely, that insurance companies still have the potential to know about certain of these offences. I remind the Deputies that the majority of motoring offences fall under this legislation. The period is seven years. All offences in the District Court and multiple other offences relating to this matter fall under the Bill. This is a substantial move away from the current situation in which there is zero recognition. Until the Bill is passed-----

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