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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: What does it deal with?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Okay. The IRHA is seeking a meeting with the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Has that meeting taken place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Has the IRHA made a budget submission?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I ask all the witnesses, given everything they have said this morning, which we have the opportunity to put on record in the context of the work we are doing, whether they have confronted the insurance industry. The organisations represented today have many members and make representations on many issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: No answers have been given.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I do not want to get into a detailed exchange about Brexit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Yes, if you wish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Before Ms Murphy responds, I ask Senator Horkan to move his mobile phone from beside his microphone because the constant interference means that no one can hear what is going on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: With the permission of members, I will ask Senator Horkan to chair the meeting. In view of what has been said in relation to cartel-like behaviour, and I tend to agree with all that was said about that this morning, I will ask that the transcripts of this meeting, or at least notification of what was said, be referred to the Central Bank and to the Competition and Consumer Protection...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I am sorry that I missed the witnesses' opening statements, which I have glanced through. However, from listening to the replies they have given to the members, it would appear they are hell-bent on blaming the insurance industry itself. They seem very concerned about the legitimate claims; I admire that part of it. What can the witnesses' organisations do to reduce the costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: The witnesses spent the last while dumping on the insurance companies. By the way, I am not defending the insurance companies; I have my own view on that. However, I was expecting to hear some more constructive commentary from the witnesses as to how the legal process works and how that might be organised in a better way to give better value for money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Will the witnesses comment on the Injuries Board process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Explain the legal process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Just the legal process when one is represented by a solicitor before the Injuries Board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: People go through the process and stay with the solicitors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: The claimant pays the solicitor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: If the solicitor was paid separately, would that encourage more cases to be settled before the Injuries Board?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Has anyone a figure for the number of cases that go from the Injuries Board to court?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Where an award has been offered and for some reason is considered not to be enough.