Fianna Fáil leader Mr Martin said the action would impact on claim culture and suggested that people would not be able to trust politicians to tackle rising insurance premiums if they are making claims themselves. Mr Martin claimed that many SMEs are facing closure because of significant jumps in insurance costs. I think does this impacts on the claim culture - who are they in Leinster House to be complaining about a claim culture if they are doing it themselves?" Separately Mr Martin hit out at the Government for overspending in many areas, but claimed many promises are purely for electoral reasons. "The Government has failed on housing and has failed on health and continues to fail in my view," said Mr Martin.

Source: Irish Examiner May 22, 2019 17:02 UTC