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Fianna Fáil TD, Robert Troy, says the insurance premiums being applied to business, home, public, and motor insurance customers are now unsustainable and called for urgent government action to tackle the problem.

Lorraine Higgins, head of public affairs at Retail Excellence Ireland (REI), has called for the terms of the current inquiry into the insurance industry to be broadened to include retail and hospitality premises, in order to reduce business costs and increase competitiveness.

Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, Peter Burke, has confirmed that the Oireachtas Finance Committee will hold a number of meetings in September in relation to the ongoing issues in the motor insurance industry.

The number of motor insurance claims relating to uninsured or untraced drivers has increased by 17 per cent this year, according to new figures released by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) issued the official 162 car registrations for the month of August, showing an increase of 14 per cent (7,313) when compared to August 2015 (6,400).

Fine Gael Deputy for Longford-Westmeath, Peter Burke, has been appointed to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee.

Cllr Anne Rabbitte has expressed her “extreme frustration” with Minister Simon Harris and the Office of Public Works for its continued failure to supply official maps to allow Galway County Council to draw up a credible flood plan.

The Government has been accused of "stonewalling" efforts to create a flood risk plan for the Headford, Ballinasloe, and Portumna regions, by refusing to allow the Office of Public Works advise the Galway County Council on measures needed to be taken.