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- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Eamon Scanlon: ...are many very good young people out there who are willing to work. They can buy a car, but cannot pay for the insurance. That is the unfortunate, sad thing. I come from south Sligo, which is a rural constituency, much like that of the Minister of State. If people want to get to work they have to get a lift from someone who is travelling close to their work, or a lift from their...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Eugene Murphy: ...for €3,000 or €4,000 but the best quote somebody like my daughter and many of her friends can get is for €5,000 or €6,000. This is a serious problem for students, young workers and people living in rural Ireland where there is not the same level of public transport. I am sure the Minister of State sees it in his own county of Wexford. The issue of returning...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Danny Healy-Rae: ...or €900. Young fellows who deserve a chance to go on the road for the first time are being quoted €3,500, €5,000 or €6,500. How can they manage to pay that sum? I am talking about people living in rural Ireland who do not have a bus, DART or taxi service or access to any public service. The Government talks about seven or eight bus routes that it has added...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Mattie McGrath: ...and using the filibuster which is one of the oldest traditions in democracies all over the world. That man has gone off the radar and off the Richter scale. He should deal with some of the issues in road transport which the RSA will not deal with. They are flagrantly abusing people. We passed legislation that criminalised people who want to stay within the law but cannot because they...
- Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Jul 2018)
Imelda Munster: ...week my office receives calls from motorists who are unable to insure their vehicles due to the outrageous rip-off quotations received from insurance companies. Many people, especially those in rural areas cannot go about their daily lives without the use of a car. As we well know, public transport is lacking and they have no choice. Others drive for a living or need to drive as part of...