Rory O'Hanlon
Ceist:158 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number and cost of motor insurance claims against drivers in various age groups for the last year for which figures are available. [3737/95]
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158 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number and cost of motor insurance claims against drivers in various age groups for the last year for which figures are available. [3737/95]
159 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the amount of insurance premia paid for public liability, motor insurance, passenger and freight and employers liability for each of the years 1980 to 1994. [3814/95]
160 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of public liability insurance claims submitted in each of the years 1980 to 1994. [3815/95]
161 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the exact or estimated percentage of all personal injury awards that were in respect of pain and suffering for each of the years 1980 to 1994. [3816/95]
162 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the claims as a percentage of premia for motor insurance in Ireland and the United Kingdom for each of the last five years. [3817/95]
163 Mr. Kirk asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the average comparative cost of motor insurance premia in Ireland and the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. [3818/95]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 159, 160, 161, 162 and 163 together.
I refer the Deputies to the reply which I gave in the Adjournment debate on insurance costs on 2 February 1995 in this House. In my reply I indicated that my Department has been examining the key factors contributing to high insurance costs and in this regard is evaluating the findings of domestic and international research studies on comparative costs across EU member states.
1993 |
91% |
1992 |
93% |
1991 |
101% |
1990 |
115% |
1989 |
113% |
1993 |
15,539 |
1986 |
15,818 |
1992 |
14,788 |
1985 |
14,198 |
1991 |
16,395 |
1984 |
13,690 |
1990 |
16,995 |
1983 |
11,646 |
1989 |
15,967 |
1982 |
9,937 |
1988 |
15,172 |
1981 |
9,590 |
1987 |
15,084 |
1980 |
Not available |
Motor Insurance Premia |
Liability Premia |
|
(current prices) |
(current prices) |
|
Year |
£m |
£m |
1993 |
545 |
168 |
1992 |
522 |
154 |
1991 |
486 |
148 |
1990 |
410 |
142 |
1989 |
370 |
137 |
1988 |
358 |
130 |
1987 |
344 |
125 |
1986 |
323 |
109 |
1985 |
295 |
82 |
1984 |
260 |
65 |
1983 |
233 |
56 |
1982 |
200 |
52 |
1981 |
169 |
48 |
1980 |
133 |
40 |