Insurance review and Judicial Council
Deputy Troy questioned why Ministers had not met insurance company chiefs and asked for faster implementation of insurance review recommendations. The Minister replied that the Judicial Council Act’s terms and conditions were being launched and that the personal injury guidelines committee had already met, with sections to become operable at the earliest opportunity.
That is just their innate politeness.
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I will. This is surely a question the Taoiseach can answer. In reply to parliamentary questions tabled both by me and Deputy Michael McGrath on the number of times the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Finance met the heads of the insurance companies in Ireland, I was surprised to learn that in the past 12 months, despite the problem insurance presents for so many industries and businesses, none of the responsible Ministers have thought it worth their while to sit down with the CEOs of the insurance companies. The report of the cost of insurance working group was published, and unfortunately it included a set of recommendations with no timeframe for implementation.
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Given the crisis across so many sectors concerning insurance, will the Taoiseach review the recommendations that have been published by the cost of insurance working group-----
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-----and introduce an accelerated timeframe for their implementation to give people an opportunity to see their insurance premiums reduced?
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I have some good news for Deputy Troy.
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Later this afternoon we will officially launch the terms and conditions of the Judicial Council Act. I can also inform Deputy Troy that the personal injury guidelines committee-designate has met on a number of occasions. After this evening it will be officially-----
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When will the Judicial Council report?
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-----and legally constructed. I expect that all of the sections of the Act will become operable at the earliest opportunity.
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At the earliest opportunity. That is another good timeframe.