Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is typical of Sinn Féin. Its members come in here and levy accusations about me, my party and the Government being in the pocket of an industry, whereas the truth is that I am focused on trying to ensure, through policies that can make a difference and laws we can implement, that we can deliver lower premiums for businesses, families and motorists over time. The Deputy does not make any reference to the fact that the data set published by the Central Bank shows that motor premiums have fallen. Deputy Doherty knows that the insurance market in 2009 that he is using as his base had a level of competition and pricing in it that went on to have a whole other set of consequences. It is below the Deputy, and he belittles this as an issue, to come into the House and make cheap claims about me or anybody else being in the pocket of this industry. I am working on policies that have made a difference and that continue to make a difference. The action plan on the sector that the Government will publish will reflect our seriousness about making a difference, not producing, like the Deputy does, cheap claims and accusations that progress nothing but his own interests.

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