Written answers

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Ministerial Meetings

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times he has met with insurance companies and Insurance Ireland since 1 January 2016; the date of each meeting; the persons or bodies he met with; the purpose of each meeting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48305/19]

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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As Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government I have not met with any representatives from insurance companies or Insurance Ireland since taking office in June 2017. In the period since 1 January 2016, my Department has met with the insurance sector on a number of occasions as outlined in the following table.

Date of Meeting Insurance Company Purpose of Meetings
23 June 2016 Marsh Ireland Latent defects insurance
7 September 2016 Homebond Meeting between expert panel on concrete blocks and Homebond regarding issues in Donegal and Mayo
7 September 2016 Insurance Ireland Meeting between expert panel on concrete blocks and Insurance Ireland regarding issues in Donegal and Mayo
3 February 2017 Homebond Review technical details on Part L of the Building Regulations for the Homebond manual.
6 November 2017 Marsh Ireland Latent defects insurance
6 February 2018 Homebond Review technical details on Part L of the Building Regulations for the Homebond manual.

Separately, a representative of Insurance Ireland is a member of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management Board and attends Board meetings in that capacity on a regular basis.

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