Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For the past two years Members on this side of the House have continually raised the high cost of motor insurance and particularly how young people are being totally and utterly screwed when they go to get motor insurance. I acknowledge that last week finally saw the publication of the report to tackle the issue. One of the key recommendations is the introduction of legislation on compulsory motor insurance. However, according to today's legislative programme, that is only now under way. When will that be published? We cannot allow a number of these recommendations to be delayed for another 18 months, leaving young people paying exorbitant insurance costs for four years while the Government did nothing for the past two years.

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