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Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Reference is made to “such other persons as he or she considers appropriate”. Is there a listing from which those persons will be selected or is it up to the Minister of the day to decide who in his or her view is considered appropriate? Will they be people who hold licences in the sector or have an influence in the sector? Is there a mechanism to ensure transparency and...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Where is the public element of the requirement? Is it attached to the regulation?

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: My concern is that in the absence of a list some people will have an inside track. A Minister of any Government might have a preference as to who gets selected for consultation. A Minister might owe a political favour to a person who owns a broadcasting licence and might give him or her precedence over someone else. If the Minister could point me to the reference to the public nature of...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Yes.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: What is that in English?

Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: In regard to upward-only rents, does the Taoiseach have any plans to allow the Bill that is in the Seanad to be brought to the Dáil for discussion?

Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Yes, it was brought forward by Senator Feargal Quinn and was passed in the Upper House.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: You could not spend enough.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 14:In page 32, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"(2) The Minister shall, within six months of a report being submitted to him or her by the Commission, outline to each House of the Oireachtas, the actions the Minister has taken following on from any recommendations made in such a report.".Section 32 outlines the reporting requirements of the new commission....

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 9:In page 21, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following:“(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €250,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both, (c) if the contravention concerned continues for one or more days after the date of its first occurrence, the person referred to in this subsection is guilty of a...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 12:In page 23, line 17, to delete “give a direction in writing to the Commission requiring it to comply with” and substitute “request the Commission to comply with”. Section 20 states: "The Minister may, in relation to the performance by the Commission of its functions, give a direction in writing to the Commission requiring it to comply with...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 13:In page 30, to delete line 41, and in page 31, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“(6) The Minister may, from time to time, request the Commission to consider guidelines from him or her concerning the preparation of the Commission’s work programme and the commission may consider same.”.The amendment is tabled in the same spirit as...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 6:In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(2) Any resources used by the Commission shall be allocated by application of a set of priority principles in the public interest.”.The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that in the operation of its duties and the carrying out of its tasks, the new competition and consumer protection...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 7:In page 15, line 21, after “inability,” to insert “not exceeding 12 months,”.The purpose of this amendment is to ensure there is continuity in the operation of the commission if a member resigns.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The State enters into consultation and discussion with the power of this law behind it, and this restricts the ability of organisations to negotiate fully on the part of their members. I do not support, and am absolutely against, price fixing and collective price fixing, but the State is in a monopoly situation. For instance, only the State gives out a GMS contract. Earlier the Minister...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Legal fees also.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, after line 35, to insert the following:“(3) The Minister shall make provision under this section whereby it shall not be a breach of this Act (or any statutory instrument relating to competition law), for the State to negotiate fees in relation to professional contracts for services from members of professional bodies, and a list of such services and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Economic Forum (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the Global Irish Economic Forum is realising its full potential in terms of supporting employment growth in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County and City Enterprise Boards Funding (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a report in tabular form outlining the funding for each county and city enterprise board in 2011, 2012 and 2013 relative to the population of that area; the detail of each stream of funding utilised by each CEB; and the number of enterprises in each CEB area who received financial assistance in each area. [28706/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the merit of allowing an extension of the JobsPlus scheme to allow for one parent family payment recipients to partake on the scheme; her further views on allowing successful JobsBridge participants the opportunity to avail of the JobsPlus scheme; her further views that such an arrangement would support job creation; and if she will...