Insurance for enterprise allowance businesses
Reynolds said insurance refusals were threatening businesses established under the enterprise allowance scheme. Collins offered to investigate specific cases but said he could not require insurers to provide cover.
Is the Minister aware that insurance companies are also refusing insurance cover to young people who set up business under the enterprise allowance scheme? Will he examine this position and see what he can do to help these people? There is not much point in the Government giving these people money if the insurance companies will not cover them for workers' and public liability. One business set up last year is about to close for this reason.
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This arises out of the part of the Minister's reply which covered general insurance.
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The question related specifically to private dwellings. The other aspect of the question dealt with general insurance and I replied to that. Deputy Reynolds asked a separate question, but if he has specific queries in any field of insurance I will be happy to deal with them. I cannot compel insurance companies to provide cover. However, I am particularly interested in the enterprise allowance scheme and if the Deputy has any problems I will be happy to investigate them.