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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: We will continue to engage with insurers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I did not interrupt you and I do not know why you keep doing this to Ministers. You asked a question and I am offering a supplementary reply. If that is what you want, we can do it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: With respect to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I would like to address all three points that were made. Deputy Stanton asked about the delay in payouts. I fundamentally agree that it is a key issue for individuals and businesses around the country. It is putting businesses out of action and people are waiting for such a serious length of time that they are unable to meet demands. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 82 together. I thank the Deputy for his questions. As has been outlined and is quite clear, insurance reform remains a key priority for this Government and is being delivered via the action plan for insurance reform. As the Deputy is aware, neither the Minister for Finance nor the Central Bank of Ireland can direct the pricing or provision of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputy for his supplementary contribution. As I have laid out, I have met seven of the nine major insurers at this stage. I have also met the representative bodies of the insurance industry, representatives of the Law Society of Ireland and the brokers, as well as representative groups in the hospitality industry, at a round table and in one-on-one meetings. I have another such...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 94 together. I thank Deputies O'Sullivan and Stanton for their very timely and pertinent questions. As they will be aware, insurance reform remains a key priority for this Government and is being delivered via the action plan for insurance reform. As per the most recent action plan implementation report, published in February 2024, the vast bulk of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputies for the supplementary questions. I acknowledge absolutely the acute costs facing businesses. This issue is very relevant to my previous role. I have met representatives of the Alliance for Insurance Reform already. We had a recent roundtable event for those in the hospitality sector, which they attended. We expect other companies to enter the market. As I laid out,...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank Senators from across the political divide who have contributed to this very important debate. I acknowledge the array of points raised and I will go through them individually in due course.The Minister, Deputy McGrath, and I look forward to engaging further with Senators, as has been flagged, on Committee and Report Stages on the issues raised this afternoon. As the Minister stated,...

Seanad: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: I am sorry; the Senator's point was not covered. I fully understand what she said about the importance of regional investment. That might be outside the frame of debate for these two funds; rather is general government expenditure or the role of ISIF, but I understand her concern. Investments will be made outside the State, which is important to acknowledge, and we will make sure...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Neale Richmond: We want them removed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank Deputy Nash for raising this issue with me this evening. I love Drogheda too. My mother went to school there. She was in the Drogheda Grammar School for many a year, although it was many years ago. It is a small city that I visit regularly. I appreciate Deputy Nash's passion, which is shared by my colleague, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, whom I know Deputy Nash has worked very well with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I again thank Deputy Nash for his contribution here this evening. I repeat that the special regeneration areas are designated by the Minister for Finance on independent advice. We respond to the advice and we look at the maps of the regeneration areas, as they are sought and provided. I said quite clearly to Deputy Nash that like any tax expenditure, the living city initiative is kept...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Schoolbooks are free.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I am very grateful for the opportunity to respond to some of the issues raised in the debate on the Sinn Féin motion on the increases in fuel excise effective from 1 August and 9 October this year. Sinn Féin has expressed the view that the restoration of excise duty of 1 April should be reversed and that both the final restoration of excise duty due to take place on 1 August and...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: We launched a new low-cost loan last week.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: We launched a new low-cost loan last week.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: Grants of €25,000.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: It only started on Tuesday.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I will send the notes to the Deputy.

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: That is not the same scheme.