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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: 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. 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....

Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: You could not spend enough.

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.

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

Dara Calleary: What is that in English?

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: I move amendment No. 29:In page 82, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(b) garden plants,”.The Minister has adapted this to one of his own amendments. We discussed this area on Committee Stage. The list of goods outlined under the grocery goods undertakings in Chapter 5 should include garden plants as it is an area of huge growth. This issue relates to small...

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

Dara Calleary: We had a long discussion on this on Committee Stage. There is no sense in us introducing this legislation and restricting its impact to the very biggest of multinational companies. The Minister has spoken today about the difficulties that lie in the relationships between very small - in many cases independent - producers and large multiples. The Bill goes some way to dealing with that,...

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

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 44:In page 83, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“(a) the importance to and impact on the economic viability and sustainability of primary producers of decisions made at processing and/or retailing level,”.Again, I acknowledge the Minister has tabled a similar amendment. Members had a good discussion on Committee Stage on this issue, which...

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

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 50:In page 84, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(2) All retailers defined as relevant grocery goods undertakings shall disclose their profits in the Irish market.”.Members had a very long discussion on this issue on Committee Stage and the Minister earlier mentioned the manner in which some large multinationals dance around in terms of...

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

Dara Calleary: They have been allowed to run ramshod and before the Minister says it, I acknowledge my party allowed it to happen. However, I also point out that Fine Gael and the Labour Party were in power at a local government level, where these operators have been allowed to run ramshod through the planning laws for long enough. This is a major issue in respect of competition, the supplier relationship...

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

Dara Calleary: The Minister tried to separate the notion of putting a restriction on grocery operators from the Bill, which contains ten pages devoted to the control and management of grocery goods, and that immediately puts them in a different category. They provide a basic service and there is certainty that many of the operators in the market are providing that service at a significant profit. I have...

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

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 51:In page 84, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"(2) The Minister, having regard to subsection (1) may, from time to time, give a direction that a retailer shall not sell grocery goods at a price that is less than the net invoice price of the goods.".The Minister stated today on a number of occasions that the role of the producer and protecting the...