Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are approaching the third anniversary of the formation of the current Dáil. Under the programme for Government, with the aim of minimising the cost of insurance there have been insurance reports and the insurance working group. Is the Tánaiste aware of a cartel-style operation that is currently operating among insurance companies, whereby insurance companies and brokers refuse to give a direct quote to persons seeking to shop around for insurance once that quote has been given to one broker? Further, the treatment of notification of accidents, regardless of whether a claim is imminent, is experiencing a 50% premium addition for a two-year period regardless of whether the claim is made after an accident is reported.

I call on the Tánaiste and the Minister with responsibility to insist that, particularly in the latter case, that any premium top-up is refunded once no claim is been made on an accident.

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