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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: People will be looking for the various actions that will bring about an immediate downward adjustment to their premiums. While both the Minister of State and our reports are excellent starting points, the reports will be judged by the action the Minister of State takes. It is important that he avails of the opportunity to spell out what actions have been taken to date and what the outcome...
- 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: We will circulate it to committee members.
- 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 it what is contained in the action plan?
- 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: Do we have this document as part of the Minister of State's report?
- 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: It is an update.
- 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: We will get it from the Minister of State and circulate 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: Yes.
- 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: It is important that we get 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: 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...