Insurance costs report
Deputy Troy raised steep rises in car, home and public liability insurance and asked when relief and a report would arrive. The Minister said the report would be published early in the new year and any measures arising from it would be considered.
Over the past 24 months, the people of Ireland have been absolutely fleeced with the cost of insurance: car insurance, house insurance and public liability insurance. Belatedly, in the past number of months, the Government seems to have been promising to take action on this. When can hard-pressed families who have witnessed increases in excess of 100% and even 200% in the cost of their insurance expect relief? When will the committee publish the report? More importantly, when will action be taken?
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Why is Fianna Fáil voting to increase health insurance then?
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That report will be published early in the new year. This is a project in a very important area that is being led by the Minister of State, Deputy Murphy. He will publish the report then. It will be available to the entire House, and any action Government can take arising from the report which we are confident will make a difference to the rise in premia, to which the Deputy has referred, I am sure will be taken.