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‹ Questions on Promised Legislation

Motor insurance and injuries legislation

Summary

Deputy McGrath asks about motor insurance proposals and the timetable for the personal injuries assessment board amendment Bill. The Taoiseach says proposals on motor insurance should be ready in November and the personal injuries Bill heads by year end.

As the Taoiseach is aware, there is a real crisis in motor insurance premiums. A Government working group is examining the issue at the moment. Will the Taoiseach give a commitment that we will have recommendations from that group by the end of this month, as promised? The personal injuries assessment board (amendment) Bill has been proposed to reform the Injuries Board. It is to be hoped it will contain measures to strengthen the powers of the board to deal with the issue. Will the Taoiseach give a commitment on when it will be published and enacted?

There is a commitment in the programme for Government to set up a new mortgage court. The mortgages (special courts) Bill is to give more powers to the courts to impose solutions in certain cases of mortgage arrears and personal insolvency. Will the Taoiseach update the House on when that legislation will be published and debated?

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

We expect the mortgage court Bill to go for pre-legislative scrutiny in November. We expect the heads of the personal injuries Bill to be produced by the end of the year and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, has been working on motor insurance and hopes to have his proposals ready in November. I will confirm progress on that to Deputy Michael McGrath but he expects to have several proposals for action fairly soon.

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