Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI)

Lobbying Organisation Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI)

Date published 06 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Civil Liability Amendment Bill

Intended results Seeking amendment to proposed legislation to ensure precedent issue which arose in UK is avoided

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity David Fitzgerald

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Sought an amendment to prevent an issue which arose when similar legislation was adopted in the UK. The UK's MIB was not defined as 'reasonably secure' under the legislation in their jurisdiction. This meant the MIB had to undertake extensive litigation to establish precedence, legal action which added to the costs passed to policyholders and delayed the payment of PPO compensation to the victims of uninsured drivers. The MIBI hoped to avoid a similar issue arising in this jurisdiction.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Frances Fitzgerald Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Jim O'Callaghan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brendan Howlin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)