Seanad debates
Wednesday, 5 November 2003
Insurance Industry Reform: Motion.
For far too long we have heard that many issues affecting this economy are global and that consequently the Government can do very little. This is an issue on which the Government can act and is acting. It must be welcomed, not just in this House but throughout the country. I hope there will be all-party support for the Fianna Fáil motion brought before the House to allow us put on record the great work that has been done over the last 16 months and continues to be done to bring us to where we are. Senator Quinn mentioned the alliance for insurance reform. It is a resounding success that the alliance, having been critical over the last 12 months and which claimed that action was not fast enough, is supporting this initiative and will ring all the right bells to see it is activated. The Opposition is out of touch as the main lobby business group in the country representing 1,800 large employers is in favour of what the Government is doing. It is time the Opposition listened and welcomed what is taking place.
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