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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: It will indicate that a person has had 55 claims in the past three, 20 years or whatever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: How far does that database go back? Is it a six-year period or is it historic? Can FBD go back and look at my-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: It is just a point. What are the companies doing in terms of telemetry technology? I refer to putting devices such as cameras in cars to watch people's driving or check their speed. We can argue about the need for better road design and engineering, which is an important aspect, but in terms of better driving, speed, alcohol and all the other aspects we know are part of the reason for road...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Do the representatives of Allianz and AXA have any thoughts on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: How does that work? Is everything uploaded automatically?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: There is a certain amount of visibility when cases go to court. In one case a person who was injured while carrying tea under her arm was awarded €85,000 against Starbucks. In another case, somebody made a claim for injury after having hot chocolate on a Ryanair flight. We know that about 70% of claims are settled, 20% are dealt with by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Is it fair to say that those links exist? In some parts of the country, for example, in particular areas of cities and towns, people are more prone to make claims than in other areas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Are those links ever reported to the Garda?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Does the same apply to AXA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Can insurance companies refuse cover or is cover priced in such a way as to ensure the people concerned will never want to buy a company's product?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: AXA will not offer to cover 10% of the market.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I need two more minutes. I am the chairman of a school board and I know of other schools that were in a group insurance scheme. I think it was an Allianz group scheme. The scheme finished and the cost of insurance increased from €27,000 to €34,000. The school was informed that it had been in a good scheme but that scheme was over. No new scheme would replace it or the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: We will have another day.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Continuing the good mood, at least initially, I also welcome Senator Lawless's wife, Anne, his two sons and two daughters along with their partners and children. I was lucky enough to be in America last year and I spent a couple of nights in Chicago. They were very welcoming to me. Senator Lawless has been a fantastic addition to this Seanad. He is doing fantastic work not just for the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: The Senator might propose the Leader for it another time.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality back to the House. I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage with the exception of the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Each non-Government amendment must be seconded.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: That concludes the matter.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: That may be the case. I am sure there is a committee that can deal with Standing Orders.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I try to enforce the rules as they are.