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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Chairman, I wish to make a suggestion, and I mean no disrespect to Mr. Thompson. The individual insurance companies appear to make their own executive risk decisions. We need to get under the floorboards and find out exactly what they are doing. The committee should make a suggestion to bring in a number of the larger companies and see exactly what they do. I can only speak from my own...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I think it would be fair speculation. There is 83% coverage, but I suspect that when one looks under the floorboards at that 17%, there is probably 100% non-coverage in a few defined areas. The question I am getting at is this. How many of the people who made an insurance claim after Storm Ophelia will be re-insured by the insurance companies? How many will not be re-insured?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have had cases where people are flooded and they claim on their insurance. There are schemes that are run through the Red Cross, the local authorities and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. However, they can only claim on those once they have first claimed on their insurance. They could be waiting for months. Many of those people, once they claim on their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, Mr. Thompson has missed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Just go directly because I am caught for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: No-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is more subtle than that. If a person's renewal date is 1 January 2018, and a claim was made because of Storm Ophelia in October, when that person comes to renew in January the policy will not be renewed or the premium will be crazy. I want to distil this down. In the main, the 17% not covered are on flood plains or areas exposed to flooding. The question is what can we do in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would expect nothing less.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: We wish him well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: He is in the right place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The insurance industry has, to date, been negative in terms of flood relief. It could have a positive role to play if it takes the initiative to support the OPW.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Thomson accept the 17% is probably concentrated in a relatively small number of areas relative to the size of Ireland?

Seanad: Tracker Mortgages: Statements (22 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. I commend the great work he does in the area of banking. I want to deal with where we are now and what we can do. The banks are being dragged, kicking and screaming, into addressing the tracker mortgage issue. Something that brought that to the fore was four witnesses coming before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and...

Seanad: Tracker Mortgages: Statements (22 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does nobody in Sinn Féin play golf?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Expansion (16 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for coming to the House after the amazing result yesterday when the decision was made to award the Rugby World Cup- to France. We were looking forward to welcoming the Irish team and others to Thomond Park. I hope it will happen at some stage in the future. The decision was amazing as Ireland's application was the best, bar none. The proposal made by the Minister; his...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Expansion (16 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Expansion (16 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister. Today I want to plant a seed. I fully appreciate that there are issues in Irish Rail concerning existing infrastructure. I very much hope the Labour Court recommendation will bring about a resolution in Irish Rail. I am a great believer in public transport, especially rail transport, which I use. It has enormous potential. Broadband and mobile telephone coverage on...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator is obviously posting the video as we speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to reflect on the result of last night's football match. The Irish team did not have a single player from one of the top six teams in the English Premiership. The players at the Ireland team's disposal are good players who give their hearts, but we should look at the type of player we have compared with ten or 15 years ago. Not long ago, both Ireland and Northern Ireland qualified...