Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Taoiseach will not thank us for raising the issue of insurance costs although I am not raising it in the context of what everyone else is discussing in that regard. I am prompted by a constituent who contacted me to advise that Fingal Adventure Centre will not open at North Beach, Rush. It is saying it is because of the astronomical quotations it has received. We have no Garda insurance fraud unit and no evidence of the Judicial Council Bill being enacted by the summer. We have not seen the amendments the Government promised to bring forward to review awards. There are no amendments from the Minister to Sinn Féin's Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill, which, as I understand it, is ready to roll. Individuals, including small business owners, are watching this and businesses are being forced to close. Jobs will be lost. Vital tourism in my constituency will be lost. Vital tourism revenue will be lost if action is not taken on this. What is the Taoiseach saying to small businesses about the escalating cost of insurance?

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