Results 11,401-11,420 of 26,512 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Is it not the case that solicitors and barristers like going 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: And you believe that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: We have now come to the end of today's session. I thank all the witnesses for attending. I appreciate their submissions. We will draw the meeting to a close until tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I welcome our guests this morning, Mr. Conor Faughnan and Mr. Colm Carey from AA Ireland, Mr. Kian Griffin from Ireland Underground and Mr. Justin Moran from Age Action. I propose that the witnesses present their opening statements and then we can have a question and answer session with committee members. It is up to the witnesses to decide who goes first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: We will hear all the opening statements first and then we will have questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: That concludes the opening statements. I remind witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to the committee. However, if they are directed to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Has Ireland UnderGround made submissions to the insurance companies and brought the issues raised to its attention?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: What has been their reaction? Are they proactive or interested in what is being said?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: So they see Ireland UnderGround as a nuisance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I remind the Senator of his timing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Is the Deputy giving Mr. Griffin tips?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: In terms of the general debate going on now, one could say it is the same type of debate that has gone on since the collapse of PMPA. There was a debate going on around insurance costs during that time. The witnesses have so much data and others before them had the data for their time. What are the different elements of this that are actually preventing anything from being done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Is Mr. Faughnan talking about Injuries Board being undermined?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: In what way?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: What is the cause of that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: I will come back to that because that is where I want to go next but I just want to finish off the other question. This is not just recent. This is not a new thing that has happened. Who is not listening to all of what you have been saying? I have heard Mr. Moran speak. This is our first time hearing Mr. Griffin. His is a new voice on behalf of young people and it is welcome. Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: Could that be a regulator?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)
John McGuinness: If one empowers the regulator to call this as it is and to demand actions from the various relevant actors, does that in some way point the finger at who might be at fault if the action is not taken?