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- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: They are not agreed to.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: They are not agreed to.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Not agreed.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: The voice of big oil.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Come off it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: We have to report it though.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether legislative or regulatory change is needed in order to better protect taxi drivers from violence and antisocial behaviour in the course of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29114/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: I agree with the interpretation of the Chair of what we agreed last Thursday and how that is being implemented. What can be seen here is classic politics, with Fine Gael's open defence of the vultures and Fianna Fáil's slightly less open approach, although it still attempts to be effective. There is an idea that we will just kick this into the long grass. Everybody knows where that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: If Deputy McGrath is serious about wanting the independent report and so on, what is wrong with Deputy Doherty's solution? We would finish the scrutiny and pass a report which would include reference to the need for an independent report. The Minister has said he will finance that, which means the authors of the report could get working on it. Then, before having Committee Stage, we would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: I agree with that proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: We will find out on Thursday.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: I do. How many times are the workers to be forced to come into the Visitors Gallery to hear the same answers, to protest and to strike for their right to join a union of their choice? The Government should instruct the HSE to stop wasting public money paying lawyers to talk to the workers because it refuses to do so itself. The HSE should sit down with the workers, stop its union busting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: I wish to return to a figure Mr. Bradley gave us earlier. He said there was €19 million in fraudulent claims last year. He described that as 4% to 4.5% of the premiums.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Mr. Bradley would contend that the level of fraudulent and exaggerated claims is one of three factors to consider with regard to the high premiums people face.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Okay, but I will stay with the €19 million and the fraudulent claims, which are an important part of the narrative of the insurance industry. What were the company's profits last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Is €89 million four and a half times €19 million, approximately?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: That is about 20% of the total premiums. Would Mr. Bradley say it is fair to say that the extortionate profits made by the insurance companies are a substantially greater contributor to the very high levels of premiums than fraudulent claims?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Last year the company's profits made up approximately 20% of its total premiums whereas what Mr. Bradley described as fraudulent claims made up 4% to 4.5%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Mr. Bradley describes €19 million as 4% to 4.5% so doing the mathematics upwards one ends up with close to 20% of the company's total premiums. Mr. McGrath referred to three factors and Mr. Bradley also referred to three factors. Why does Mr. Bradley not mention the very high profit rates in the company as being a contributing factor?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Paul Murphy: Let us look at it over a reasonable period of time. For example, the Central Bank figures, which are accurate, indicate that from 2002 there is a total profit of over €3 billion for insurance companies operating in Ireland. Is that not the case?