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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 965. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos 873 and 874 of 14 April 2016, if she will confirm that the inaugural official National Famine Commemoration Day took place in 2008 as indicated by a press statement (details supplied) which announces this year's commemoration as the 9th consecutive year in which the National Famine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1311. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has considered or would consider the establishment of family care co-ordinator positions in hospitals to assist families diagnosed with genetic illnesses or who have other complex care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the consultations he undertook when he reappointed the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland; if these consultations included consultation with the board of Horse Racing Ireland; if a business case was prepared in advance of this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to approve the insecticide flupyradifurone for use here; his views on the insecticide's potential impact on the bee population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Test Regulations (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1751. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the policy of the driving test centres not to reimburse the application fees of those who are not permitted to take the test due to warning lights on their car's dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: 1797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the allocation of funding to South Dublin County Council to allow for repair works to be carried out on the swimming pool of Tallaght Leisure Centre in order to allow the full 25 metre pool be used; his views on the regular repair works that have been required; if he will review the widespread practice of local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: They are not getting it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: How much is full membership?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Insurance Ireland runs ads from time to time around the question of fraud. In some of them, the slogan it used contained the phrase "taking money from your pockets" and was very memorable. The evidence from witnesses who have come before the committee in the past week and a half indicates that what has been happening is a major campaign of spin on the part of the insurance industry. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: We will come to the statistics in a second. I will also return to the question of profits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Yesterday, on the "Pat Kenny Show", someone from the Insurance Industry said the reason more stuff was not settled at the Injuries Board was the responsibility of the claimants and the lawyers. I put that to the Injuries Board and its spokespersons said that was not the case. They said that in more cases the responsibility was on the insurance companies, because they have first refusal....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will return to the point about data. Listening to the earlier words of the witnesses, one would get the impression that things are very transparent but then they rowed back a little bit from that. Mr. Thompson referenced the report for 2013, that came out in October 2015. In this report, the Central Bank stated that in the context of the data provided it was not possible to obtain a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: The core point missing from the picture is the insurance figures produced by the Central Bank showing the profits year by year. For those insurance companies with headquarters in Ireland, the profit on motor insurance over 20 years is €2.86 billion. That is a lot of money and a very profitable industry. It is a return on premiums of approximately 12%, which is high by, for example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: I fundamentally disagree. Profit is a transfer from those who pay the premiums to the insurance companies. That is unnecessary. It is an extra cost. For example, if there was a non-profit State-run model, it would not happen. That would be €2.6 billion over 20 years that would be in car owners' pockets instead of the pocket of insurance companies. There is discrimination...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Accepted by whom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. My first question is for the actuaries on the Central Bank statistics. Table 15 of the Central Bank statistics on motor insurance shows in 2014 a loss for companies with headquarters in Ireland of €137 million and in 2013 a loss of €195 million. Before that it shows profits of €145 million in 2012, €156 million in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: In general is it fair to say they have been "highly", "fairly", or "reasonably" profitable - the witness can choose his own word - over a long period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Let us consider profitability in a different way, as an average surplus per policy. How much profit do they make on the average policy? Do the actuaries have any figures for an international comparison? I have seen figures that suggest that the average surplus per policy in Ireland is significantly higher than in Britain, which is a good comparator in terms of the market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2016)

Paul Murphy: Have the actuaries got any comparative data for profit per premium for Britain?