Overwatch Report

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the structure and scope of redress schemes to cover insurance market failures and how the costs of such schemes should be met.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John Deasy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paul Murphy', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Rose Conway-Walsh', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Kieran O'Donnell", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 5 more

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing information on the motor insurance market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to highlight issues in relation to the proposed amendment of the Motor Insurance Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Lynn Boylan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Brian Crowley', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 6 more

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to inform policy makers of developments in relation to the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to inform policy makers of issues in relation to the review of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to inform policy makers of developments in relation to sustainable finance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing input into pensions policy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Tim Duggan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing information on the motor insurance market.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the structure and scope of redress schemes to cover insurance market failures and how the costs of such schemes should be met.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael J. McGrath', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to inform policy makers of issues in relation to the review of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to inform policy makers of developments in relation to the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPs) legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to inform policy makers of issues in relation to Cybersecurity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the review of Solvency II.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to raise awareness of industry concerns about the Motor Insurance Directive.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Matt Carthy', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members to inform policy makers of developments in relation to sustainable finance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

September–December

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to structures to support enhanced stakeholder engagement.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paul Ryan', 'role': 'Director (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to raise implementation issues arising from the Road Traffic Act

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Ray O'Leary", 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to highlight issues in relation to Brexit.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Aidan Carrigan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, providing input into pensions policy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Social Protection)'} {'name': 'Brian Murphy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Social Protection)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the structure and scope of redress schemes to cover insurance market failures and how the costs of such schemes should be met.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to highlight implications of the adoption of the Permanent Establishment (PE) Articles of the Multilateral Instrument (BEPS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to seek to constructively engage with the the Review of Public Bed Redesignation Charges.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Health)'}

Insurance Ireland

January–April

[Banking and Financial Institutions] To raise an issue in relation to the Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John McGuinness', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gerry Horkan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Peter Burke', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pearse Doherty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 5 more

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to highlight issues in relation to Brexit

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamonn Molloy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'John Callinan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Stephen Donnelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Frances Black', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Gerard Craughwell', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Mark Daly', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 7 more

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, making proposals in relation to the structure and scope of redress schemes to cover insurance market failures and how the costs of such schemes should be met.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] Adaptation of the scope of Directive 2009/103/EC on motor insurance in light of the ECJ VNUK judgement

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Hayes', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to participate in the Government Cost of Insurance Working Group

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Richard Troy', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ciaran Cannon', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eoghan Murphy', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': "Michael W. D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to comment on the proposed scope of the National Claims Database

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

Insurance Ireland

May–August

[Banking and Financial Institutions] On behalf of members, to provide information on factors affecting motor insurance

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Michael D'Arcy", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Finance)'}

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