John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know the Tánaiste has other matters on his mind today but this needs to be reinforced. Deputies have mentioned motor, business and commercial residential insurance. This is beginning to bite in community facilities. The Minister, my constituency colleague, Deputy Zappone, will also know that Fettercairn Youth Horse Project has seen its public liability insurance rise to €46,000. This valuable community project has almost exhausted its cash reserves to deal with the matter. Killinarden Community Centre has seen its insurance cost rise from €6,000 to €26,000 in the space of six or seven years. The Tánaiste may nod at this but they are threatened with closure. These are the beating heart of local communities. It was the first item that my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, raised in this Dáil during Private Members' business, three years ago. Nothing has happened to effect any real change.

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