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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Hanley talked about the office to promote competition in the insurance market needing to be properly resourced, given KPIs and have a published strategy. Will he talk us through, from his understanding, what the current situation is with that office? The fact is it does not have a published strategy or KPIs and is not properly resourced. What is going on there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: On controlling legal costs, Mr. Hanley talked about fee scales being introduced. Are there precedents on that he can tell us about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Hanley very much for attending and for his opening statement. The situation is very serious but there have been very significant reforms over the years. Despite the fact that claim volumes fell by 40% between 2019 and 2023, average premiums went up 9% in the first half of last year and insurers' profits are increasing at a rate of about 13%, which Mr. Hanley said is twice the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is it understaffed? Is it under-resourced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Insurance Matters: Engagement with the Alliance for Insurance Reform (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The submission the Alliance for Insurance Reform made to the public consultation on insurance reform stated that the central claims database should be managed by the Injuries Resolution Board rather than by Insurance Ireland. Will Mr. Hanley talk us through that? How could that be done? What are the challenges around getting the management of that transferred? What would the benefits be?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will urgently issue emergency travel documentation for a person (details supplied); if he will arrange evacuation from Gaza to allow them and their family to travel to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the roll out of the new disabled drives and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the criteria set out in s 36(b)(ii) of the Finance Act 2020; if she will ensure that those with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities are not excluded from obtaining a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his reasoning for scheduling the Presidential election on Friday on 24 October; if he will consider scheduling all future elections on a weekend to avoid school closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (17 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students and their families are expected to pay the full student contribution charge if they are on an internship year, and not utilising college facilities or in receipt of teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will condemn the attacks by the rapid support forces in Sudan which has left thousands dead and hundreds more still missing; the action he will take on an international level to assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46757/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take action to ensure that the pension scheme for retired Aer Lingus workers is restored to its pre-2015 level; if he is aware of the financial hardships the reductions have caused these pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44725/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 512. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislation (details supplied) that will ensure mortgage holders are making repayments that accurately reflect their loan to value ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45143/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Agreements (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 515. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is working on setting up a double taxation agreement with Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45250/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies directly or indirectly associated with operations in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 551. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the introduction of a pass through protocol for variable mortgage customers who have not seen their rates change in line with European Central Bank cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 536. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to prevent the renewal of the Central Bank’s facilitation of Israeli Bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 542. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) where they have been refused mortgage interest relief despite receiving the relief in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46252/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 631. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the National Shared Services Office external audit looking at the overpayment of civil servants and Ministers; if the audit will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45696/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (8 Sep 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 680. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he will take to address an unresolved matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/25]