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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Are there estimates in the Department regarding the percentage increases in recent years resulting from the uncertainty relating to Setanta?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Of the increases over the past three years of approximately 70%, was it 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 15% or 20%? Does the Minister of State have any idea of the percentage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The point I am making is there is no way to measure that. I presume the Minister of State has not asked the CEOs if what they factored into the price increases to consumers was a result of this uncertainty. In regard to the Government proposal that the industry would still pay out 35% claims in regard to future Setanta-like situations, is the industry view that this is still creating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: My question was on whether the Government will give a commitment that all claimants to Setanta Insurance will receive 100% of their claim. In other words, if there is a 5% shortfall, will the Government lift the barrier in regard to the ICF legislation to allow for payment of the additional 5% and so on in order that these claimants will not be penalised, as will be the case for future...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: The Government is effectively doing that because the 65% is an unknown liability from the Insurance Compensation Fund. That money is recouped through a levy. The Minister's report today in terms of an update is not great and warrants only a grade C or C+ because he has missed three of his targets so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: I was extremely critical in terms of the slow pace of the report when initially published. We have learned today that three of the ten targets have been missed. In regard to recommendation No. 1, that in respect of large increases insurers will be informed of the reasons for them and given a breakdown of what percentage of increases is due to specific factors, which the Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Can the Minister of State answer any of the three questions I put to him on the issue, which are, what constitutes a large increase-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Costs: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. What details will be provided to motorists and when will the first motorist receive that detail?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Costs (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenses incurred by her Department relating to insurance of all types of in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by her Department over the same time period per annum; if she will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the events which charges were levied by An Garda Síochána in exchange for policing services as provided under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26338/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Question Heading for question(s) 63 (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenses incurred by his department in relation to insurance of all types of in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his department over the same time period per annum; the equivalent data for all bodies under the aegis of his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenses incurred by his Department in relation to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26284/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expenses incurred by his Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenses incurred by his Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Question Heading for question(s) 123 (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenses incurred by his Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26287/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenses incurred by his department in relation to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has produced costings in respect of extending pension entitlement to all community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenses incurred by her Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by her Department over the same time period per annum; if she will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by his Department relating to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Insurance Data (1 Jun 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenses incurred by his Department relating to all types of insurance in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by his Department over the same time period per annum; if he will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....