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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Her appointment will be over by then.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, and his senior officials to the House. This debate on the Appropriation Act 2006 is timely, since never before in recent years has there been such concentration on legislation and budgetary issues in the run-up to a general election. Nothing concentrates a politician's mind more than the electric chair or the date of the general election; both...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: This case has certainly concentrated the mind of the leader of the Labour Party. In the words of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, there has been a conversion on the road to Damascus. Deputy Rabbitte was converted from Sinn Féin, the Workers' Party to Democratic Left, and now he is the leader of the Labour Party. He has therefore undergone three Damascene conversions, whereas St....

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Exactly, that was before the fall on the road to Damascus. The Government has returned €5 billion to the people in tax reductions since 1997. The national debt has more than halved. Some €1.7 billion that was previously spent on debt is now available for investment in services. In education, we have invested considerably in schools, etc. I also would be concerned about Fine Gael's...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The Competition Authority should be commended on its recent case relating to the fixing of prices on Ford cars by the Irish Ford Dealers Association and a debate in this House on the work of the authority would be useful. As a customer of Ford for some 30 years I am disappointed the Irish Ford Dealers Association fixed the price of cars during that time. Consumers have generally felt...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I feel that what applied to the Irish Ford Dealers Association may apply to all of the major dealerships in this country and I believe we should have a debate on car prices and the work of the Competition Authority, which should be commended on this exposé. Other car companies may now be fearful of the existence of a price fixing cartel among their dealerships. This issue should be debated...

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The Bill provides for the revocation of the Prices (Stabilisation of Profit Margins of Retailers of Motor Cars) Order and the Consumer Information (Diesel and Petrol) (Reduction in Retail Price) Order. In light of the Competition Authority's case regarding the sale of Ford motor cars, did the existing provision encourage the retailers to form some sort of cartel to retain their margin?

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I am surprised the retailers in question did not quote those provisions in defence of their cartel type operation. It is interesting they are being revoked now, probably as a result of the case taken by the Competition Authority.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I commend Senator Cox on tabling this amendment, which she has also suggested as a Private Members' Bill through the Fianna Fáil Senators' group, from which she received great support. I know that the Minister will give this very careful consideration. It is a very worthy amendment, and the consumer should be protected when using credit cards, which are being exploited to a great extent....

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I compliment the Minister for introducing this new section. The Minister will issue specific guidelines to local authorities to ensure there is total consistency throughout the country. The trading regulations are currently implemented in an inconsistent manner. I refer to the long acre of sales, for example — the new phenomenon of selling cars on the side of the road. I am not sure...

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Yes.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: That is excellent. I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Yes, that is good.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I commend the Minister and the Department for bringing forward this worthwhile Bill. Would the Revenue Commissioners not alert the Department as opposed to the Department alerting the Revenue Commissioners? If material is coming through, would our sources of information be the licensed importer of the goods? How would the modus operandi work?

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Now.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Martin, on bringing this Bill to the House and having it pass all Stages today very efficiently. I express my thanks to the Opposition spokesman, Senator Coghlan, who is very co-operative when it comes to issues of consumer protection raised in this House——

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: He has always been ready to ensure that legislation goes through in a speedy fashion. I commend the senior officials from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment who have put a lot of work into this Bill. This is a very complex area and Members may not realise that our senior civil servants are extremely competent and capable. It was my experience when I was in the Department...

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, back to the House. The worthwhile and well-worded motion before the House highlights the MRSA crisis in this country without making any election promises.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: It does not say that MRSA will be eliminated if the rainbow coalition gets back into power. It is clear that this problem cannot be eliminated with a simple sleight of hand. There is no magical solution to it.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I agree there is a need to reduce the overall use of antibiotics. That would be very worthwhile.