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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: That is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Action point No. 7 concerns the Department of Finance transposing the insurance distribution directive. The Minister of State says it is for action in the first quarter of 2018. Why will it take so long to transpose?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: What will happens in the lead-up to it or in preparation for it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Is that the normal process used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I was just wondering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I will take up the discussion on Senator Horkan's last question and why we met both vintners groups, that is, the one representing those in Dublin and the other representing the rest of them. It is true to say that their experience is a negative one and one that is being felt by everyone in the SME sector. The increases in insurance premiums for public liability, employer's liability and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Will it take the working group long to do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I note that the working group did not take our recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I would have thought our committee would have carried significant weight.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The committee recommended legislative changes. One of the areas we focused on was that of the provisions that increased the monetary jurisdiction of the courts in 2014. We recommended that those provisions be reviewed. A further number of provisions in the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 and the Courts and Civil Liability Act 2014 were not yet commenced. The committee felt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: Any statement in the context of change of legislation or the book of quantum, which the Minister of State spoke about earlier, sends a very clear signal to the market and the public that we are not just writing reports but are serious about our business and that actions will be taken. That is often measured in the context of the book of quantum and the legislation and so on. It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: In regard to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, the committee makes the point that if some legal fees were allowed to be granted in those cases, it might actually encourage people to settle the case at that level rather than to go to court where it costs a great deal more. Given the success of that board, it is timely to consider strengthening it and including the payment of some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister of State mentioned the figure of €24 million but one has to measure the possibility of that type of cost against the cost of going to a higher court and being awarded the legal fees and greater compensation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I take the Minister of State's point on that issue. I suppose it is only by taking some of the steps that we are outlining here that we will see what other steps are needed.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Government might take note of the fact that there are some in the party who might not like that arrangement but go along with the party line in the interests of the country to get business done. That is what we do. The Government had better remember that because its performance in the past few days and on many of the other key issues facing the economy leaves an awful lot to be desired....

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister for Health just said that it was the people who elected this Government. The people gave us the result. There would be no Government and Fine Gael would not be in government were it not for the arrangement it reached with Fianna Fáil.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I note that Deputy Eugene Murphy is substituting for Deputy Michael McGrath. I remind members and those in attendance to, please, turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the quality of the sound transmission of the proceedings. We are considering the Revised Estimate for 2017 for the Office of Public Works, OPW, Vote 13. The Minister of State at the Department of Public...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister of State. I omitted to mention at the beginning that this is the first time for Mr. Maurice Buckley to appear before this committee in his new role as Chairman. He is very welcome. I had the experience of working with him in the past with the National Standards Authority of Ireland, NSAI. I look forward to Mr. Buckley bringing that professionalism and dedication to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Sherlock.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (15 Feb 2017)

John McGuinness: What is the figure the Deputy mentioned?