Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am truly delighted that the Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017 has passed through Seanad Éireann. Again, I commend my Sinn Féin colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, on introducing and persisting with this important legislation. I also acknowledge the valuable contribution of Peter Boland from the Alliance for Insurance Reform and that of all the contributors at the committee that examined the issue. The Bill demonstrates the value of a strong Opposition looking out for citizens who are being fleeced and in need of a break in terms of affordability and the lack of transparency regarding insurance. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy and his office for facilitating the passage of this Bill and for the work he has done, as well as Fianna Fáil, and I do not often do that.