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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 529. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26870/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 854. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 896. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 943. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26880/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 956. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26872/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 973. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26874/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Appointments (16 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 932. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the holders of the position of Government Chief Information Officer, their dates of employment and vacancy periods from 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26394/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2014 and 2015 by county; the number of these persons who had diabetes by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26273/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1467. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital bed days required by the number of persons undergoing full and partial lower limb amputation procedures in 2014 and 2015 by county; the number of these persons who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26274/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Apologies for having to leave earlier. I was attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. I suppose we all are here having this discussion for the same reason. We all share the view that there is no justification, at which anybody can arrive, for the current premium increases or for the discrimination in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: This is exactly the point. We all accept and agree there is no justification for the widespread and widescale increase which has occurred to the level it is at present. Someone in their early 30s who has had insurance for years and let it lapse can now be quoted €3,300 for a policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: Mr. Faughnan is correct. Until 2014, if people's premiums increased by €30 or €50 on occasion-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: -----there was never any big shout about it. The big problem is the huge increases over the past two or three years. There have always been minimalistic increases but not to the extent we have had recently. Mr. Faughnan indicated that premium increases here were between 10% and 15% higher than in the United Kingdom. How do we compare with other European countries? Have claims increased...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I wish to raise a number of issues. Were I sitting at home watching this on Oireachtas TV, I would be as disheartened a member of the public as I am a politician. It is disappointing for people who have experience of this matter every day of the week. As has been stated by the Chair, we know the problems. No one disagrees that the situation is unacceptable. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: It should not be allowed. There must be some level of engagement with the companies and they should be made accountable for this. What is the point in taking a car that is over a certain age, for example, ten years, to an NCT centre if some insurers will not even offer a quote on it in any event? That is ridiculous. The witnesses mentioned discounts. I know someone who recently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: This is a fact. I am frustrated at the prospect of our even trying to square everything. How can this be squared against what the companies are claiming are the reasons for increasing a person's premium? If it has increased for one of the unacceptable and ridiculous excuses that the insurers have been trying to give in recent years, why are they able to offer a premium of nearly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I am not even finished. We have time to kill anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: What about some sort of formal regulator to consider the cost of insurance and price increases? Perhaps it is there already. The Motor Insurance Advisory Board, MIAB, could be reintroduced, even under a different name, as it worked well. The area should operate like utilities as there cannot be an increase without vetting and approval. Would something like that be of worth or importance?...