Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 May 2014
Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage
1:15 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
At this stage I wish to signal that I will raise this issue on Report Stage. Why is the Minister limiting this to groceries? Let us consider what happens in the newsagent, the grocery shop or the convenience store. There are quite a number of other products such as phone credit, stamps and newspapers, as well as services such as bill payment, which are part of normal commerce. The abuse of supplier power and buyer power is an issue. I know there is an amendment to broaden it a little. Will the Minister discuss why the legislation should not be broadened to encapsulate those areas also?
No comments