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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I might add one or two quick questions. The nub of it is in a paragraph that Mr. Smyth did not put on the record. He said in this paragraph of his submission that he was satisfied that "the insurance industry is engaging constructively and positively through the working group established under this memorandum of understanding and that there is a strong willingness to co-operate to reach...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Is Mr. Smyth hopeful it will generate a metric or is there a requirement in the memorandum for that metric to be given back? Is there an obligation for information to be given back to the OPW to show the benefit of the information the OPW provided to the insurance industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The use of the phrase "explore the possibility" shows that we are into nebulous, touchy-feely language. There is no obligation on the insurance industry to feed back to the OPW with regard to the impact on the receivers of insurance services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The committee would like to know whether this exchange of information is going in both directions because we would like to know that these flood defence works, once completed, are having an impact on the premiums and the insurance products being offered to customers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I might ask the committee secretariat that, once that metric has been agreed, the OPW would inform us, for circulation to our members, what that metric is. Once the OPW has had the benefit of the full year cycle, I would ask that this information be fed back to us as a matter of urgency when it is received.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Mr. Horan is saying 91% of policyholders in areas where flood works have been completed are insured.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Could Mr. Horan add to that? Of that 91%, how many policyholders are paying an excess for flood insurance? I do not know if this information is available, although I presume it is. What is the extent of the increased excess? If I live in a flood area and my excess is €35,000 or €40,000 then I might as well not be insured. Could Mr. Thompson indicate exactly the extent of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: It is a bit -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I understand that individual insurance purchasers will choose to opt, as with a VHI policy, for a larger or smaller excess. But I believe Mr. Thompson could indicate a range so that it might be more transparent to the committee what types of excess are required or requested in areas where flood defence works have been completed - that is, where the memorandum of understanding is in place....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: It would be most helpful if Insurance Ireland could provide the additional information when it is available. As the witness is aware, this committee had meetings today with other contributors and it will view all of the positions in the round. I thank Mr. Brogan, Mr. Smyth, Mr. Horan and Mr. Thompson for their attendance today. This concludes the public section of this meeting. We will...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Senator Mooney raised an interesting question about the role of State directors on the boards of banks in which the State has a shareholding. I suppose the question really is what are they there for? We like to think they are there to defend the public interest, but is that the reality? Or are they there basically as directors to defend the banks' balance sheets and, ultimately, the bottom...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome our visitors to the Gallery and I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, to the House. I echo the sentiments of my colleague, Senator Bacik, in congratulating him on the work he has done as Minister of State with responsibility for new communities, culture and equality. I take the opportunity to second the Labour Party Private Members'...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: It was not fixed; it was a truly merited outcome.

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The entire festival was a very ambitious effort and it has been a very positive experience. It was well worth it to celebrate the diversity that Polish people bring to this country. The sporting element of the event is very important also. We were down a man in the Seanad but that is the way it goes. A recent study from NUI Galway showed that the most effective way to get Muslim youth...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I will take just one minute to conclude. Such students work hard to complete their leaving certificate examinations, yet they face the same third-level fees that wealthy overseas students would be charged for medical courses. If we are to have a fair and equal society we need to change this system as a matter of urgency. I echo Senator Bacik's comment that ethnic status should be awarded...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Green Paper on Capital Markets Union: Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Aideen Hayden: On 18 February, the European Commission published a Green Paper entitled Building a Capital Markets Union. The blueprint for such a union is a key priority of the Juncker Commission and is one of the most significant policy developments in the area of financial services. The creation of a single market for capital is intended to remove obstacles that currently inhibit and obstruct the free...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Green Paper on Capital Markets Union: Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I understand we did not receive a copy of Ms Breheny's submission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Green Paper on Capital Markets Union: Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Aideen Hayden: It is quite difficult for us to follow such a lengthy statement without having received it in advance. Are we coming to its conclusion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Green Paper on Capital Markets Union: Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I want to ask a few minor questions.