David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I will. I welcome the witnesses here today. This is an extremely complicated piece of legislation that contains a significant amount of detail. From the reaction I have read of most of the people who have made submissions, it appears to be welcome and needed. The statutory rights of consumers are to be enhanced and more power is to be given to the regulator.

I wish to ask about the provision that a recipient of a gift must also be a consumer, the meaning of which has been vague for some time. When a person receives a gift, where do the rights pertaining to the transaction go? Up to now, this was a grey area.

What is this doing in that regard?