Results 161-165 of 165 for speaker:Tony McCormack

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Tony McCormack: I ask for an update on the programme for Government commitments on insurance reform under the remit of the Department of Finance.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Tony McCormack: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I was speaking with business owners whose premiums have gone up exponentially over the last four years, even without any claims. It is hard for them to see the impact of the reforms on the ground. Could the Minister of State outline how his Department is working to make sure reforms generally bring premiums back to sustainable levels for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Tony McCormack: I appreciate the Minister of State's answer. One business owner even told me he is considering not paying insurance at all. Smaller businesses like landscape gardeners, plumbers and electricians are in the same position. This is all because they want to keep the doors open. That is how desperate some SMEs feel. How can we reassure these small employers that there is a plan to make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Tony McCormack: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address rising insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)

Tony McCormack: I thank our contributors. I have met all the groups individually previously. I understand exactly where they are coming from, as someone who used to own a restaurant, grew up in a retail store and had some retail experience and is now involved in business at a print and design company. I am involved peripherally but I started the company 23 years ago. I feel the witnesses’ pain and...