355. 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. [69456/25]
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
60
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| January 2025 | 1 |
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| March 2025 | 13 |
| 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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374. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73583/25]
377. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures to address profits in the motor insurance industry; and to decrease the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73657/25]
397. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73554/25]
564. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the key measures taken under the remit of his Department to control insurance costs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73548/25]
361. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the options available to homeowners whose house insurance company will not cover them for pyrite/defective concrete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71456/25]
17. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the role disproportionate operating profits in the insurance sector has played in driving up the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64575/25]
20. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to address the continuing high cost of motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64104/25]
30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work that is being carried out to reduce insurance premiums, including public liability insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63390/25]
33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to improve competition in the insurance sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63660/25]
289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures to reduce insurance premiums, including public liability insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69292/25]
335. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will engage with insurance companies who refuse to give the residents of Derrymullen, Ballinasloe, County Galway flood cover, given that there has been no flooding in this area since the erection of the flood wall in 2011. [69582/25]
297. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the measures her Department and the Health Insurance Authority are taking in response to ongoing premium increases by private health insurers, including recent price adjustments by a company (details supplied); if she will consider options to strengthen consumer protection and improve transparency in the regulation of private health insuranc…
358. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies are allowed to charge more for a product if the customer opts to pay monthly versus one upfront payment; if there are regulations to restrict the additional amount that can be charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63231/25]
359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assign additional resources, including personnel and funding, to the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market to enable it to deliver on the Government’s commitments in the Action Plan for Insurance Reform to increase competition in the insurance market, with particular reference to the liability insurance sector where there have be…
1814. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the exorbitant increases in health insurance premiums, as many policies have doubled in price in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58674/25]
305. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]
652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the cumulative impact of recent premium increases by private health insurers on families and older persons; and if she will publish that assessment. [53423/25]
653. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with the Health Insurance Authority regarding multiple premium increases in 2025; and whether measures are being considered to improve affordability for policyholders. [53424/25]
654. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of policyholders who will face annual health insurance premium increases of more than €500 following the most recent changes by providers (details supplied); and if she will provide a breakdown by insurer. [53425/25]
655. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the trend in voluntary health insurance coverage rates since 2020; and whether recent increases in premiums risk reducing coverage among middle-income households. [53426/25]
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures being examined by her Department to protect consumers from unexpected or multiple premium hikes within a single year; and if she will consider requiring insurers to provide advance notice and transparent justification of such increases. [53427/25]
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has examined the extent to which rising private health insurance costs are leading to increased pressure on the public hospital system; and if her Department has commissioned any modelling in this regard. [53428/25]
658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Finance regarding taxation treatment of health insurance reliefs in the context of rising premiums; and whether any changes are being considered to maintain affordability. [53429/25]
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she has met with representatives of providers (details supplied) in 2025 to discuss premium increases; if so, on what dates; and if she will publish the minutes of those meetings. [53430/25]