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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I have not heard of any companies doing this, which suggests that they are not doing so across the board. My point is that people who drive cars that are more than ten years old are finding extremely difficult to obtain insurance. They are usually the less well-off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: That may be the case but they are charging substantial sums for policies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Has evidence or feedback been received regarding a practice whereby insurance premiums are increased for cars with more than five previous owners?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I am informed anecdotally that insurance companies will charge high premiums in cases where a sales representative who has used a company car for a period of ten or 15 years changes job and seeks to have his or her car insured privately. The reason given is that the insurance policy will be viewed as for a first-time driver, even though he or she may have been driving for ten, 15 or 20 years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: The decision will be at the discretion of the insurance company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I propose that our report recommend that action be taken to standardise protocols for sales representatives who move from a company insurance policy to a private insurance company. A protocol similar to that introduced in respect of emigrants should be in place because the same principle applies. An emigrant may acquire driving experience for five or ten years in another jurisdiction and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I asked several questions on business insurance, which were not answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I sought detailed information on how premiums are calculated. This may go back to the national claims information database. I refer to the substantial hikes in business insurance as opposed to motor insurance. In many cases, businesses do not realise a claim has been made against them until they seek to have a policy renewed when they find the cost has increased significantly. I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: I am feeding back to the witnesses the stories I am hearing on the ground.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: What I have been told is that when a person goes to renew his or her insurance, he or she is hit by this big insurance bill. The person wonders what has happened, and then he or she is told there is a claim against his or her insurance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Of course, I think the question arises from the communications process.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: My question relates to promised legislation concerning the high costs of motor insurance. While I welcome that there has been a decrease of approximately 20% according to the Central Statistics Office, I seek the current position regarding the legislation on the national claims information database. What point has that process reached? When do we expect to complete it, that is, as much as...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Regional Development Funding (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide additional information on the provisions contained in the Investing in Our Culture, Language and Heritage 2018-2027 plan for a regional production fund aimed at assisting with the cost of filming outside counties Dublin and Wicklow. [19918/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: 55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports being provided by her Department for built heritage projects in County Limerick for 2018 and 2019. [19919/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Am I not the lead speaker?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Will the witnesses send us a copy of the recruitment process from start to end showing how the stakeholders are involved in it? I want a straight line showing the recruitment process with dotted lines on the periphery showing the stakeholders involved, be it the CAAC or the NDTP. From my understanding of what has been presented, the NDTP is like training and development in the private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Does it report to the NDTP?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Given the increased demand, have the service level agreements the NDTP has with the training institutes changed over the years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: Does this mean an increased number of places are coming on stream?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2018)

Tom Neville: A flow diagram showing the recruitment process from start to end, along with the stakeholders coming in on the side as it goes along, would answer a lot of questions. Professor Murray referred to what makes posts attractive. I am going to take the end part of the recruitment process involving the candidates. Have any proactive steps been taken to address this? It is all fine talking...