Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2017
44. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the expenses incurred by her Department relating to insurance of all types of in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by her Department over the same time period per annum; if she will provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26290/17]
View answerMy Department and the majority of bodies under the aegis of my department operate under State Indemnity, a self-insurance model set out in the Public Financial Procedures whereby the State bears the financial risk associated with the cost of claims. The State Claims Agency currently manages claims and risks on behalf of many State Authorities, including my department's claims.
The position in relation to insurance policies taken out by bodies under my Department's aegis is outlined in the following table:
|
Body/agency |
Type of Insurance |
2012 € |
2013 € |
2014 € |
2015 € |
2016 € |
2017 € |
|
GSOC |
Building Insurance |
6,832.58 |
9,569.58 |
5,516.98 |
6,069.52 |
6,252.08 |
n/a |
|
Garda Síochána Inspectorate |
Vehicle Insurance |
1,965 |
1,645 |
1,700 |
1,700 |
2,523 |
n/a |
|
Legal Aid Board |
Property/contents cover |
31,684 |
24,912 |
6,676 |
7,041 |
6,172 |
n/a |
|
Fire Insurance (through landlords fire insurance) |
25,568 |
34,031 |
47,406 |
23,278 |
28,839 |
3,110 |
|
|
Irish Human Rights Equality Commission |
Professional Indemnity |
- |
- |
- |
24,937.90 |
25,531.25 |
19,350 |
|
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance |
- |
- |
- |
660.00 |
660.00 |
660.00 |
|
|
2015-16 Combined Traders Insurance 2017 Combined Charity Insurance |
- |
- |
- |
5,074.52 |
7,676.94 |
8,131.55 |
|
|
2015 Premises Insurance 2016 & 2017 Ground, 1st & 3rd Floors |
- |
- |
- |
1,841.23 |
2,403.22 |
2,476.53 |
|
|
National Disability Authority |
Directors & Officer/Crime/Employment Practices |
1,151.01 |
1,575.00 |
1,575.00 |
1,701.00 |
1,571.40 |
1,701.00 |
|
Engineering |
598.00 |
765.00 |
765.00 |
893.50 |
836.40 |
1,023.75 |
|
|
Computer |
583.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Travel/Personal Accident |
1,192.77 |
1,113.50 |
1,113.50 |
1,375.00 |
1,270.70 |
1,375.00 |
|
|
Combined (Office & Commercial) |
- |
5,333.33 |
6,520.27 |
7,500.00 |
7,970.80 |
8,145.56 |
Information provided in respect of Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) outlines insurance costs from 2013 onwards, however, the Deputy may be aware that the OSI only came under the remit of my Department from 1 January 2017.
|
*Ordnance Survey Ireland |
Motor |
- |
28,402 |
27,919 |
27,750 |
34,500 |
42,167 |
|
Combined: Property, Computer, Employers Liability, Public Liability, Professional Indemnity. |
- |
66,356 |
59,529 |
59,372 |
53,900 |
52,647 |
|
|
Engineering |
- |
288 |
288 |
288 |
338 |
369 |
|
|
Travel |
- |
630 |
735 |
735 |
735 |
735 |
|
|
Personal Accident |
- |
669 |
558 |
558 |
586 |
586 |
|
|
Brokerage fees |
- |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
16,000 |
In respect of An Garda Síochána, the information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy once received.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 44 for answer on 1st June, 2017, in which you requested the expenses incurred by my Department in relation to insurance of all types in each of the past five years; the cost of each insurance policy held by my Department over the same time period per annum and if I would provide the same data for all bodies under the aegis of my Department.
As all the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, I undertook to contact you again.
You will appreciate that decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the information sought is in the following table:
|
Period of Cover |
Premium |
|
13/2/13 to 13/2/14 |
€561.00 |
|
13/2/14 to 13/2/15 |
€561.00 |
|
13/2/15 to 13/2/16 |
€617.00 |
|
13/2/16 to 13/2/17 |
€735.00 |
|
13/2/17 to 13/2/18 |
€845.00 |
Government Departments and other State agencies (including An Garda Síochána), whose claims are delegated for management by the State Claims Agency (SCA), do not have conventional insurance cover. Instead, these State bodies operate under State indemnity, a self-insurance model whereby the State bears the financial risk associated with the costs of claims.
The State Claims Agency also covers the insurance of all State vehicles. However, a separate insurance policy is maintained by Garda Fleet Management Section to cover third party insurance for vehicles which travel outside the State on official business.
I trust, that the above is of assistance.
