Alliance for Insurance Reform

Lobbying Organisation Alliance for Insurance Reform

Date published 21 Jan, 2019

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2018 to 31 Dec, 2018

Specific Details Seeking policy decisions that will reduce the cost of insurance for our members and Irish society as a whole

Intended results Reduction in the cost of insurance to sustainable levels

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Boland

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.

Email (2-5)

Updates regarding the progress of insurance reforms. Commentary on Parliamentary Questions. Correspondence regarding the Confidence & Supply negotiations.

Meeting (2-5)

Introductions to the Alliance and our objectives. Discussions regarding the progress of the Cost of Insurance Working Group, The Personal Injuries Commission and insurance reform in general.

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.

John Carroll Head of Unit (Department of the Taoiseach)

Michael D'Arcy Minister of State (Department of Finance)

Heather Humphreys Minister (Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

Michael McGrath TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)