Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the Consumer Rights Bill 2022, which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 17 May. The purpose of the Bill is to consolidate and update legislative provisions regulating the main types of consumer contract. It also gives effect to EU Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services; EU Directive 2019/771 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods; and to the main provisions of EU Directive 2019/2161 on the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules.

I welcome Deputy Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, who is accompanied by his officials.

Groupings are applied to amendments as follows: amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 8 to 18, inclusive; amendments Nos. 4 and 121; amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive; amendments Nos. 19, 20 and 23 to 30, inclusive; amendments Nos. 35 to 50, inclusive; amendments Nos. 52 to 54, inclusive; amendments Nos. 56 to 59, inclusive; amendments Nos.66 to 69, inclusive; amendments Nos. 71 to 85, inclusive; amendments Nos. 87 to 99, inclusive; amendments Nos.105, 106, 109 to 120, inclusive; amendments Nos. 123 to 141, inclusive; amendments Nos. 150 to 155, inclusive, and amendment No. 163; amendments Nos. 21 and 122; amendments Nos. 31 to 34, inclusive; amendments Nos. 60 to 65, inclusive and amendment No. 86; amendments Nos. 100 to 103, inclusive; amendments Nos. 143 to 149, inclusive; and amendments Nos. 156 to 162, inclusive. All other amendments which are not grouped will be discussed individually.

I propose that we try to complete consideration of Committee Stage of this Bill today. Is that agreed? Agreed.