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

I too welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. I will preface my remarks by saying that insurance is there for people who have legitimate claims, who are legitimately injured or who experience a legitimate loss of income. I do not think that anyone is trying to undermine or reduce that legitimacy. People are trying to address the exorbitant increase in insurance premiums over the last years. I give full credit to Senator Ó Céidigh and ISME for the work that they have done in advancing this legislation. It is regrettable that it has taken six months to make its way from the Seanad to the Dáil. It shows the lack of priority that the Government attributes to this issue. It certainly did not take six months for the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, when passed in the Dáil, to make its way to the Seanad. We know the importance of ensuring that Bill moves through the various Stages. That is to keep a certain Minister happy. By keeping a certain Minister happy, the Government keeps itself in a job. There does not seem to be much worry around the Cabinet table about the many jobs-----

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