81. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of fleet owners and motor traders who were prosecuted for the failure to upload vehicle insurance details to the National Fleet Database under the Road Traffic Act [16302/26]
Topics / Insurance Industry
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInsurance Industry
179 questions from 60 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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169 written, 10 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
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| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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481. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding motor insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/26]
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to introduce a scheme in association with insurance companies, whereby homeowners can obtain insurance to protect their homes and properties against flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11476/26]
161. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered by his Department to ensure that flood insurance cover is made more accessible to households at risk of flooding, or those that have previously been flooded; the further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10351/26]
164. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has reconsidered flood insurance-reinsurance models in light of recent flooding events across the country and if he will make a statement on the matter [10059/26]
165. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the action plan on insurance reform; and the progress made under the priority actions contained within the plan. [9531/26]
191. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans his Department has in 2026 to help reduce the cost of insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9941/26]
222. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to launch a transparency code as included in the Action Plan on Insurance Reform as the first priority action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/26]
350. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver numbers that have been added to the Irish Motor Insurance Database in 2024 and in 2025; the number of driver numbers that have been added each year of named drivers insured on a motor insurance policy. [9585/26]
351. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders' driver numbers that have been added to the Irish Motor Insurance Database in 2024 and in 2025. [9586/26]
404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify, based on an article published in (details supplied) on 16 January 2026, in relation to the capital acquisitions tax treatment of life assurance policies loophole mentioned in this article, the number of clear-cut avoidance cases which Revenue have identified to date; if these transactions fall under the Revenue's Mandatory Disclosure R…
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions initiated and convictions secured for insurance fraud and fraudulent personal injury claims in each of the last five years; the average sentence imposed in such cases; and whether this data is collated and published by his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7654/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he intends to review existing fraud and sentencing legislation to ensure penalties for deliberate insurance fraud appropriately reflect the seriousness of the offence and its impact on insurance costs and public confidence in the justice system. [7658/26]
312. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the significant increases currently taking place in motor insurance premia; if he has statistics as to the scale of these increases; if he has addressed this with the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/26]
526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the major health insurance providers in Ireland in relation to the increasing premiums facing their customers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3020/26]
527. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to seek to reduce the cost of Health Insurance premiums in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3021/26]
528. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby people are unable to afford health insurance premiums but feel forced to due to the length of waiting lists in public hospitals; the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3022/26]
830. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will direct the Central Bank to issue guidance requiring insurers to recognise documented foreign no-claims bonuses, given that some insurers already accept them; and whether he will ensure consistency across the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74535/25]
831. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the refusal of insurers to honour foreign driving histories unfairly penalises returning emigrants and undermines Government policy to attract skilled workers home; the steps he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74536/25]
168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the operating profits of motor insurance companies and public and employer liability insurance using a standard definition of operating profits, that is, after paying all business expenses but before tax and interest deductions from 2020 to 2025, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73162/25]
200. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that insurance reforms are being passed on to SMEs and retailers, who continue to face high premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69878/25]
210. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being carried out to reduce insurance premiums, including public liability insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73182/25]
212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the continuing rise in insurance costs for households small businesses and community groups including the reasons for recent premium increases; the extent to which further reductions in claims costs have been passed on to consumers; the actions his Department will take to improve affordability competition and transparency in the insur…
224. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address rising insurance premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72877/25]
226. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address rising insurance premiums for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68208/25]