Insurance Ireland

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Rosalind Carroll (Chief Executive Officer), Personal Injuries Resolution Board; Seana Cunningham (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Transport; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Rose Conway-Walsh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Jerry Buttimer (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development; Paula Butterly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Barry Heneghan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To inform discussion of insurance issues within government, including the Action Plan for Insurance Reform and Ireland for Finance, and raising proposals to make the sector more competitive. To host a discussion on issues pertinent to the insurance sector as part of the European Insurance Forum.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionLetterLobby dayMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Bernard Gloster (Chief Executive Officer), Health Service Executive

Intent: To inform discussion of health insurance issues within the HSE, including submission of a report highlighting the benefits and value of private health insurance sector, as well as challenges faced by the sector and recommendations for consideration by Government to improve access and affordability for private health insurance, and Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC) Transition Arrangements

Methods: Letter

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance

Intent: To launch the Insurance Skillnet which will support training needs of the Irish insurance sector

Methods: Event / Reception

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Catherine Ardagh (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Seana Cunningham (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Brendan Kennedy (Pensions Regulator), The Pensions Authority; Joanne Lonergan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas

Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy, including engagement on Insurance Ireland's Code of Practice for Cancer Survivors and the resulting proposed legislation, the recommendations of the Funds Sector Review, and an Irish Savings and Investment Account, highlighting the importance of a level playing field so that insurers can be equal delivery providers

Methods: LetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Colm Burke (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Joanne Lonergan (Programme Manager - Tánaiste), Department of the Taoiseach; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Robert Watt (Secretary General), Department of Health; Louise McGirr (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Minister), Department of Health; Stephen Foley (Special Adviser), Department of Health; Pádraig Rice (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Derek Tierney (Assistant Secretary), Department of Health

Intent: To inform discussion of health insurance issues within government, including submission of a report highlighting the benefits and value of private health insurance sector, as well as challenges faced by the sector and recommendations for consideration by Government to improve access and affordability for private health insurance, as well as engagement with Department of Health regarding areas for public/private collaboration, and Public Only Consultant Contract (POCC) Transition Arrangements

Methods: EmailLetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament

Intent: To inform discussion of climate risk, including flooding and Insurance Ireland's proposed solution to the Flood Protection Gap in Ireland, storm activity and sustainable finance issues within Government.

Methods: EmailInformal communicationMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Seana Cunningham (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Gabriel Makhlouf (Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Mark Cassidy (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Colm Kincaid (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Vasileios Madouros (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Gerry Cross (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Anne Marie McKiernan (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Mícheál O’Keeffe (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Patricia Dunne (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Adrian Varley (Director), Central Bank of Ireland

Intent: To raise awareness of issues pertinent to the sector including engagement with vulnerable customers, climate adaptation and climate risk, the Government's proposed Transparency Code and to participate in the Central Bank's Financial Industry Fora. Participation by the Director of Insurance in Insurance Ireland's Annual President's Lunch event.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael J. McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament; Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Mungovan (Special Adviser), Department of the Taoiseach; Thomas Byrne (Minister of State), Department of Foreign Affairs

Intent: To highlight reforms to improve effectiveness and proportionality of Solvency II regime, Retail Investment Strategy, European Commission proposal for an insurance recovery and resolution directive, the Omnibus Simplification Package, the Savings and Investment Account Recommendation, securitisation and Anti-Money Laundering regulation, and participation in the 2026 European Insurance Forum.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionLetterMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Dara Calleary (Minister), Department of Social Protection

Intent: To inform Government on the Insurance Ireland/AsIAm Autism Inclusive Workplace Charter and to support the industry led, government supported initiative, Ireland's Women in Finance Charter, particularly in relation to the announcement of funding for the data partner for the 2026 annual report.

Methods: EmailMeeting

Politician(s) lobbied: Michael McGrath (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Robert Troy (Minister of State), Department of Finance; Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Fiona O'Connor (Special Adviser), Department of Finance; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Andrew Smith (Adviser to Minister of State), Department of Finance; Rosalind Carroll (Chief Executive Officer), Personal Injuries Resolution Board; Seana Cunningham (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; James O'Connor (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance

Intent: To inform discussion of insurance issues within government, including the Action Plan for Insurance Reform and Ireland for Finance, discussing Insurance Irelnd's Pre-Budget Submission, making submissions to the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on cost of business and raising proposals to make the sector more competitive. To host a discussion on issues pertinent to the insurance sector as part of the European Insurance Forum.

Methods: EmailEvent / ReceptionInformal communicationLetterMeeting