Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Lobbying Organisation Society of the Irish Motor Industry

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Finance

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Motor Insurance Costs & re-establshment of the MIAB

Intended results Review by the State of the rising costs of motor insurance and the re-establishment of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Cooke, Deputy Director General

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 (1)

The Society (SIMI) wrote to the Minister for finance expressing its serious concerns over the rising costs of Motor Insurance. Motor Insurance in Ireland reduced by some 40% following the issue of the previous Motor Insurance Advisory Board Report. The SIMI believes that a similar review of the issues impacting on Motor Insurance costs today is vital if we are to avoid some of the problems that were experienced as a result of very high Motor Insurance costs in the past. For both car owners and the Insurance Industry such an objective review of the real issues that are causing the steeply rising costs into the future should be very welcome and indeed reassuring. In this regard, The SIMI is calling for Government to establish a new Motor Insurance Advisory Board to advise the Minister in this regard.

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.

Michael Noonan Minister (Department of Finance)