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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2024)

Matt Shanahan: Former Deputies John Deasy, Paudie Coffey, Pat Deering, Phil Hogan, Liam Twomey and Michael D'Arcy and Deputies Paul Kehoe and John Paul Phelan all are or have been Fine Gael TDs from the south east. All have either fallen or are on the precipice. Fine Gael, remarkably, won 50% of the 14 seats in the 2011 general election in the south east of Ireland. Once this Dáil has been...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: ...data security on the Internet, I question the ability of the European directive to manage the integrity of content on the Internet, particularly news media. I was listening to a discussion on "The Pat Kenny Show" earlier about the generation of conspiracy theories and how much they are being promulgated through social media platforms. This calls into question the integrity of the news we...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Matt Shanahan: ...and yet they went into court and committed perjury by claiming they were passengers in vehicles. Hopefully that is coming to an end. Someone who has led on insurance reform in this country is Mr. Pat McDonagh of Supermacs. He was one of the first people to introduce video surveillance in hallways and close to toilets to show that people were actively trying to create slips and falls in...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Matt Shanahan: ...'s side. Despite talk of reform of fraudulent injury claims for a number of years, the issue is still pervasive and, in many cases, downright brazen. Topical in recent weeks was the sight of Pat McDonagh, of Supermac's, refusing to make video evidence of fraudulent trips and falls available to clients in advance of their court sittings. His defence rightly argued that they would...

Perjury and Related Offences Bill [Seanad] 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jul 2020)

Matt Shanahan: ...hear of follow-up for wilful and deliberate misleading of courts or the deliberate attempt to extort compensation for personal financial gain. The issue of insurance has been raised, and one Deputy referred to Pat McDonagh's business, which was on national TV. We also remember the staged car crashes that have taken place in past years, extorting moneys again through insurance fraud. ...