Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Justice and Equality is working on this. We have published guidelines on the reporting of fraudulent insurance claims to the Garda Síochána.

The combination of what we have done over the past several years will bear fruition shortly. The Deputy referred to small businesses and she did a report on that for the enterprise committee. It is important to ensure that the measures put into place work out.

The European Commission carried out a report on the Irish motor insurance industry in 2017. Today, it announced that it decided to carry out an in-depth investigation as a matter of priority. As it is the subject of a formal investigation by the Commission, we do not want to comment on it or prejudge what is going on with the insurance industry in Ireland. We are determined to get to the bottom of this to ensure we can get cheaper insurance, not just for motorists but for businesses for which the Deputy has a concern.

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