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Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Does the Minister wish to reply to Senator Colm Burke?

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: We will put the question and I will let the Minister in at that point.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: By agreeing to the motion to recommit, the House allows a Committee-style discussion on amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 only; that is, Members may speak more than once on each item. In respect of other amendments, I remind the House that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to discussion on the amendment. Each non-Government amendment...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Higgins is indicating.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: She is now a former Deputy but Senator Higgins is correct.

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senators for their co-operation in dealing with the first three items on today's agenda in 40 minutes. I thank the Minister and his officials for their co-operation.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator can table an amendment to the motion when it is brought forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I thank all the witnesses for being here. Many of the points have been covered fairly comprehensively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I would not go that far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: To make the point on the cost of insurance, various witnesses who own play centres, pubs, restaurants and so on have come before this committee and this issue is changing the way people are living, children are playing, playgrounds are being designed and night life works. The impact the cost of insurance cover is having is phenomenal. I am aware the witnesses know that but it is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: No. The Chairman is right. The point I am trying to tease out is if 20%, which is 10,000 or 12,000, of the famous figure of 65,000, of claims were fraudulent, why so few were sent to the Garda. Ms Muldoon has rejected the claim. She said FBD is not paying out. It has reason to do that. It must have some evidence because people who make a claim will not just walk away when an insurance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: What is in this famous insurance database?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: If, say, my name goes into the database, it will flag that I have had a claim.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: That is all. FBD does not know the size of the claim. Would it indicate that I have had seven or 12 claims?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: It will indicate that a person has had 55 claims in the past three, 20 years or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: How far does that database go back? Is it a six-year period or is it historic? Can FBD go back and look at my-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: It is just a point. What are the companies doing in terms of telemetry technology? I refer to putting devices such as cameras in cars to watch people's driving or check their speed. We can argue about the need for better road design and engineering, which is an important aspect, but in terms of better driving, speed, alcohol and all the other aspects we know are part of the reason for road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Do the representatives of Allianz and AXA have any thoughts on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: How does that work? Is everything uploaded automatically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Horkan: There is a certain amount of visibility when cases go to court. In one case a person who was injured while carrying tea under her arm was awarded €85,000 against Starbucks. In another case, somebody made a claim for injury after having hot chocolate on a Ryanair flight. We know that about 70% of claims are settled, 20% are dealt with by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB,...