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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State will come in next week. We had many motor insurance modules in the earlier part of this committee's proceedings in 2016. We published a report in late 2016. We value the fact that FBD is the only indigenous company in the motor insurance market. The rest are owned by multinationals. They are welcome as we need competition. Is it correct that FBD is the only Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: We probably all are. The Minister of State is coming in to us next Tuesday to discuss insurance costs generally. Has the delegation anything it wants us to put to him or to tease out with him regarding where we go next? The delegates have their points on strengthening the PIAB, personal injuries compensation and improved data sharing. If they were the Minister in the morning, what would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: If there were two or three actions the delegates would like to implement first in the next six or 12 months, what would they be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: That is No. 1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Is FBD settling because court is such a problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: That is what results in the 40% disappearing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Does Mr. Cahalan have those figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, will be before the committee on Tuesday afternoon. Are there any points the witnesses want to make to him or want us to ask him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I have one final question. There are anecdotal stories of businesses that are literally unable to continue in business because their insurance premiums have risen so much. Are the witnesses aware of any businesses that have had to fold and have just said they could not keep going? It may not be FBD's fault as such, but have any of its customers, having received a figure, found they just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Are marts inherently more risky, or is it just a matter of the claims history? Has there been a recent spike in claims? We had representatives from the marts before the committee earlier saying that in recent years they had a serial complainant who seems to have got two or three payments from a sore toe or something. I am not saying it was necessarily one of FBD's marts, but are marts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: On behalf of Senator O'Donnell, myself and all the other members of the committee, I thank Mr. McMahon and Mr. Cahalan for their presentations and their presence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Before we adjourn, I wish to announce that the committee has agreed that EU legislative proposals COM (2018)134 and COM (2018)135 warrant further scrutiny by the committee. The committee also agreed that EU legislative proposal COM (2018)163 does not warrant further scrutiny.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Daly. Our next speaker is Senator Ian Marshall. As this is my first time in the Chair for one of Senator Marshall's contributions, I welcome him formally to the Chamber. He is very welcome and I hope he enjoys his time here.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Craughwell is next. He has an amendment too but he cannot move it yet because only one amendment can be dealt with at a given time. When the other amendment is disposed of and voted on, the Senator's amendment can then be moved, but he can speak to it now.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Yes. There are two amendments. One has already been moved. Senator Craughwell's cannot be moved until the other has been disposed of one way or the other but he can speak to it now. The Senator has eight minutes.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Senator O'Sullivan is over time but maybe I should be letting her say more.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Senator. It is because she is very passionate about this, I gave her seven and a half minutes.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I did not know that was coming but it was worth waiting for.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I am going to ask Senator Coffey how stands his amendment.