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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: Can I also make the point that in the Dáil there has been a filibuster on other legislation? We have only so much Government time available. That is why I am asking, very openly and clearly, if any Opposition party members or Independents want to make time available to get this crucial legislation through, I will take it. We are ready to go.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: If it is verified.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: The agreement is that it has to be verifiable. If one had insurance in another jurisdiction, it should not be that difficult to get that information and have it provided from that jurisdiction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: They should because the protocol has been agreed between Insurance Ireland and the Department of Finance. The insurance companies are part of Insurance Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: It should be happening.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: Then it is a matter for somebody to perhaps go to a different insurance company with their verifiable information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: One must always shop around, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: The problem is that the Senator expects me to be able to direct a company to insure individuals. I do not have that authority. No Minister in any jurisdiction in the European Union has that authority. That does not seem to have been computed by the Senator's side of the House.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: As we do and we have implemented a protocol so that if it is verifiable, the insurance companies should take it into consideration.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: Of course it means something. I can outline again-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: When I commenced this job I received a great number of representations from returning immigrants who could not get insurance or quotes. Since the protocol was agreed between Insurance Ireland representing the insurance companies and the Department, I have had very few representations. I do not believe I have had any representations in the past three to six months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: There have been a number of declined cases, but the number has decreased significantly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: It is a case that has been declined totally by insurance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: They are provided to the Department by Insurance Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: Yes, I mean completely declined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: No. A declined case is one in which no quote is given at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: We are capturing all the information.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: Perhaps there is a bigger issue where the Senator is from, but we are getting very-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: -----few representations on returning emigrants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Michael D'Arcy: If people were not getting insurance, the information would be coming back to the Department. On any occasion an issue with insurance arises, for example, the issue with ten year old cars, the Department receives a huge number of representations. We had been getting representations about returning emigrants, but they seem to have stopped.