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

Peadar Tóibín: There is hardly a grocery retail outlet which does not sell newspapers so it is a closely related product. My understanding is the newsagents' organisation went to the Competition Authority to seek redress because of what it felt was an imbalance. It did not have satisfaction and was forced to go to court, which added a large cost to a representative organisation which does not have massive...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 37:In page 82, line 35, to delete “€50 million” and substitute “€10 million”.A large representative group, the IFA, made representations to all the political parties. The idea was that many of the products in the fresh produce sector would not come into the remit of the particular floor the Government had envisaged resulting in...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the Minister's clarification in this regard because it caused a great deal of fear in small businesses that were part of small organisations that did not have particular muscle or power within the system. The Minister's agreement in this regard will be greatly appreciated.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 43:In page 83, lines 19 and 20, to delete “or indirectly through franchise arrangements,”.Am I to take it that this amendment is defunct on the basis of the passage of amendment No. 38 and so on? The purpose of this amendment was to delete arrangements that dealt with franchises but as I believe the Minister has already conceded that point, I take it that...

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

Peadar Tóibín: In many ways, the Minister's job is to manage the area of enterprise, innovation and jobs. I cannot think of another manager who would state that he or she did not wish to know a significant piece of information that would be a building block to that person's ability to manage the sector. It is inconceivable that anybody would shut the door and declare he or she did not wish to know. The...

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

Peadar Tóibín: My amendment No. 72 is roughly the same. The majority of the population is actually in favour of legislation to ensure that farmers and other suppliers get fair prices. Three out of ten people believe that below cost selling of vegetables is of long-term benefit to consumers. In reality, below cost selling of products will not bring average or complete benefits to consumers. However, it...

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

Peadar Tóibín: It is the cost.

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

Peadar Tóibín: A large number of producers are experiencing an increasing squeeze on prices. This is literally putting suppliers and farmers out of business. It is not just me that is saying this. Ms Mairead McGuinness, MEP, made a similar comment recently when she agreed with a suckler beef and tillage farmer from County Laois that the type of practices we are discussing are making it exceedingly...

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

Peadar Tóibín: The amendment seeks to address the imbalance in the negotiation power in the supply chain. Providing for mandatory contracts gives a supplier a choice and the opt-out is there too. Some suppliers feel that their power within the supply chain is significantly reduced without this opportunity and this amendment seeks to resolve that imbalance.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 53:In page 84, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"(2) A retailer defined as a relevant grocery goods undertaking must disclose the annual profits of its Irish outlets.".

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

Peadar Tóibín: This is a matter of simple economics for small business owners, many of whom find it extremely difficult to deal with elongated credit terms. Such extended payment periods are one of the levers by which large multiples may seek to improve the terms and conditions available to them. The provision of a 90-day credit term allows those multiples to make interest on the money they should be...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 55:In page 84, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(a) subject to a grocery goods undertaking choosing to enter into a contract, relevant grocery goods undertaking shall have a contract with a grocery goods undertaking for the sale or supply of grocery goods,".

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 57:In page 84, line 34, after "undertakings" to insert "to be made within 30 days".

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

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the fact the Minister introduced an amendment which broadly reflects the amendment I tabled to copper-fasten the ban on hello money and to ensure there is no abuse in that regard.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 63:In page 86, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"(iii)to secure or retain shelf-space, to improve positioning, or to increase an allocation of shelf-space of the grocery goods of the grocery goods undertaking, in the premises of the relevant grocery goods undertaking, (iv)in respect of requiring a supplier to obtain any goods or services from a third party...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 72:In page 86, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:"(3)The Minister may specify the Retention of Title for goods delivered until such time as full payment is received. (4)The Minister shall give a direction that a retailer shall not sell grocery goods at a price that is less than the net invoice amount of the goods.".

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 75:In page 87, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:"(7) The Commission must provide for anonymity and confidentiality of a complainant who reports a breach of the Regulations, and a complainant who waives anonymity must be protected from discrimination, disadvantage or unfair treatment as a result of the complaint subject to natural justice being afforded to...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I apologise to Mrs. Murphy for not studying my Latin properly.

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

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na hoifigigh go léir as an gcabhair a thug siad dúinn. Ba mhaith liom freisin mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Aire. Tá a lán rudaí maithe sa Bhille seo, ach tá fadhbanna leis chomh maith. I mo thuairim, is trua nach ndearnadh níos mó do ghnóthaí beaga na tíre seo....

Other Questions: Seed Capital Scheme Payments (3 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance the up-to-date drawdown of the seed capital scheme; the number of small and medium enterprises that have had their review to the CRO upheld; the financial value of these positive reviews; and the number of jobs that have been created by each of these initiatives. [23805/14]