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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: That is fine. I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Yes, the Senator can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: I call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: I thank Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: In the absence of Deputy Matthews, we will move on to the second part of our meeting. I apologise to the insurance companies for having to wait during that exchange. However, it is no harm that they would see at first hand the frustration of members and indeed of the industry. I call Mr. Connaughton from AIG to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Thank you, Mr. Bradley. The meeting must conclude at 2.30 p.m. so I ask members to concentrate on the questions they wish to put directly to the insurance companies. I had called Deputy Matthews in the last round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: If Mr. Connaughton can hear me, there are some sound issues. I ask him to address them and answer the question later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Yes, Mr. Connaughton. It is a very poor connection.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Mr. Connaughton might do likewise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Deputy Doherty, may I interrupt you?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: I want to leave time even if it is a few minutes - we have ten minutes left - for the insurance companies to answer the questions that were posed in the first session and to give their view on what was said and what they heard from the witnesses. If you want to conclude, then we can ask the witnesses for a short statement in that regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Would Mr. Bradley and Mr. Connaughton please comment on the first session we had, specifically on the availability of insurance and the threat it poses to those involved in the sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: There is nothing either Mr. Bradley's company or Mr. Connaughton's company can offer regarding the dilemma faced by engineers, fire consultants and so on. It is a matter for bodies outside of this country. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: We have come to the end of our meeting. I think I have dealt with all the members who had questions to ask. I thank-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: I thank all the witnesses who attended. I thank the members for their questions. Could I offer a word of advice, Mr. Connaughton? Get up to date with your IT. These are public meetings, broadcast live. I will leave it to the public to make up their own mind on that. Thank you all very much.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Have Mr. Lyons and his colleagues carried out an analysis on the various sites around the country to determine where this might happen? Where are the locations where housing estates might be held up? We are in the middle of a housing crisis. Mr. Lyons seems to be saying that housing estates which are about to be finished and handed over may very well experience very long delays because...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: We will turn to Mr. Bradley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)
John McGuinness: Mr. Bradley can do that.