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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I am not saying that. I am saying there is something wrong in what the Deputy is saying.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together. I must correct an inaccuracy uttered by the Deputy. The cost of motor insurance is down 27% from the peak. It is important that we accept the facts. The facts are that the CSO says it is down 27% from the peak, which is progress. The impact has not been as great in areas involving direct interaction with the public such as the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Insurance Costs (13 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I will start where the Deputy finished. He did not hear what I said in my reply. The Judiciary will establish things in an informal way. The Judicial Council Act cannot be commenced until all of the committees are formed. That is the law as passed here last summer. With the full co-operation of the Chief Justice and the Judiciary, we hope to announce the judges designated very soon. The...

Finance (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Bill 2019: Order for Report Stage (12 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (12 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: The amendments made by Dáil Éireann involve the replacement in their entirety of sections 2 and 3 of the Bill as passed by Seanad Éireann. Acceptance of the amended sections accordingly entails the deletion of sections 2 and 3. This approach to the amendments was taken on the advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel in view of the number and nature of the changes...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (12 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: While the amendment of section 3 made by Dáil Éireann involves the replacement of the existing section in its entirety, sections 3(a) and (c) are similar to the corresponding provisions in the Bill passed by this House. Section 3(b) is new and will provide that contraventions of the requirement to provide information on the expiry date or period of a gift voucher will come within...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (12 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: The gift voucher is in the post.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I thank the Senator for providing me with an opportunity to discuss this issue. I extend my sympathy to all those affected by the fire and the fact the shopping centre remains closed. However, it is a relief that nobody was injured during the fire. Of course, it is less than ideal to have a shopping centre such as Douglas Village Shopping Centre closed for an indefinite period of time,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: Insurance exists to put people back into the positions they were in before the event. I have been stringent with insurance companies. People have heard me say that insurance companies sometimes do not treat their clients properly and do not move quickly enough. While it is important that we not get caught underestimating the complexity of this individual matter, it is important that...

Finance Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (24 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I thank the Deputies who contributed to the debate. I will respond in detail to as many Deputies as possible. I want to set out again the context in which the Bill is being framed, which is, of course, Brexit. The immediate threat is Brexit and we still are uncertain as to how it will play out. We hope that the withdrawal agreement will be ratified but it is only prudent to remain...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: The single biggest issue with insurance is the level of awards. We have all seen people with low damages with a low impact on them receive substantial awards. Insurance companies in a number of sectors have left those areas because of the levels of awards. We have passed the Judicial Council Bill. The Judiciary and Chief Justice have been very helpful. The establishment of the personal...

Financial Resolutions - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I have listened to quite a bit of the debate so far on budget 2020. I also spent three hours in the other House listening to the debate there. Some of the conversation about it is very unfair. In the year that is in it, with Brexit looming large over us, I would describe it as an as-you-are budget. Many more people are talking about what is not in the budget than are talking about what is...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: It is a pleasure to be back in the real Seanad; we were in the other room for quite some time. I am pleased to return to the Seanad to contribute to the debate here on budget 2020, which the Minister for Finance presented to Dáil Éireann. This year's budget has been prepared in circumstances that are without precedent. We are dealing with the implications of the UK's imminent...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: I will discuss the insurance industry-----

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: To what is the Senator referring?

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: That would not be a first.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: Mr. Brian Hayes.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: If the Senator waits, I will give him a clear response.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Michael D'Arcy: They do have to go through it.