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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I am not sure that the clock was-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I think you have gained considerable advantage from not having the clock.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I doubt that.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: My question is specifically on public liability. I want to draw the attention of the Minister of State to something which he might raise with the Minister for Education. It is specifically with regard to schools. I am aware of a particular school which typically pays €6,000 or €7,000 public liability insurance per annum. It has received three modular classrooms, which...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: One of the problems we consistently have is that the Minister of State continues to be almost a spokesperson for the insurance industry. He did it again. When I asked him whether the insurance industry is taking a hand at the Government he said he was not happy with the rate of decreases. Where are the decreases? This is the problem. Does the Minister of State not know what is happening...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are way over time.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: -----and said he expected insurance companies to cut the cost, it was 2021.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are way over time.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: What difference does it make now when the Minister of State tells them his expectations? Will they just take a hand at him-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Pearse Doherty: -----in the same way they took a hand at his partners in government and continued to raise prices?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: It is a supplementary question, please.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Could there be built into the system an alert that would enable the Minister of State to identify sneaking or creeping increases that might not readily come to public attention?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (21 May 2024)
Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputies for their supplementary questions. With regard to the issue raised by Deputy O'Sullivan, I was not aware of the specific issue with regard to modular builds and I will seek a conversation with the Minister, Deputy Foley, to see whether we can get resolution. It is of major concern to all of our constituencies. To respond to Deputy Durkan's point, we do work with the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Small and Medium Enterprises
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Joe Flaherty: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the SME credit demand survey 2023, which he published in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22684/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Minister report on the SME credit demand survey 2023 which was published in April, and will he make a statement on it?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Michael McGrath: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for the question. SMEs are the lifeblood of the Irish economy and they account for 99.8% of all businesses in Ireland, along with 69.2% of all employment in the business economy. Recognising the importance of SMEs to Ireland, my Department has regularly carried out SME credit demand surveys since 2011. These surveys are critical tools to understand how the sector...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I know the Minister understands the importance of SMEs to the Irish economy. As he rightly outlined in his response, more than 99% of all business in the State, and almost 70% of all employment in the business economy, is provided by SMEs. The SME credit survey is a crucial component in ascertaining how business is performing, how investment is being undertaken and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (21 May 2024)
Michael McGrath: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan. Overall the credit demand survey for 2023 paints a complex picture. It is multifaceted because, of course, SMEs operate in a range of sectors. Overall the results of the survey once again underline the resilience in the face of economic challenges. There is a steady demand for credit. It also highlights evolving investment patterns, one of which Deputy...