Results 821-840 of 2,815 for speaker:Tony Killeen
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: A number of speakers asserted that the reason I am here is that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, did not wish to deal with this, but I want to address that point. People are aware of the nature of the business being undertaken by the Minister at this point and of the success which his trip to the United States has brought. He would have had no difficulty in...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The issue of the United Kingdom experience was also mentioned and the lessons to be drawn from that are quite different to those that many people are drawing. The de facto position in the country up to now was that wholesalers were effectively deciding minimum retail prices. There were some advantages for some people in that but there were none for consumers or for small retail businesses....
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: It is also important to remember, with reference to a point made by a number of speakers, that to the best of my knowledge and so far as I have been able to check, not one single large business lobbied for this legislation. In fact, some of the businesses which lobbied against it include some of the largest in the country.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: It is clear that Deputy McHugh does not want to hear the truth on this matter. What I am telling him is that I have checked and not one single large business lobbied toââ
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: ââhave this legislation put in place.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The point to which I am responding is not about who lobbied but the lie put forward by a number of speakers that big business lobbied for this legislation. It did not in so far as I have been able to check.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The point was made very stronglyââ
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: No, that is not what the speakers said. I am only responding to what was said. I am not responding to the consequences, although I will respond to that as well.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: A number of speakers said it.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: No.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: A number of speakers have said that this legislation arose on foot of representations by big businessââ
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: I am not aware of any such representation.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: I am aware of representation by big business against the legislation, but not in favour of it.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: From one of the six largest companies in the country, for one.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: Predatory pricing is an issue that we all take seriously and which was discussed at length on Committee and Report Stages. It must be accepted that predatory pricing in this instance is only likely to be such when the dominant player is engaged in it and that is more than adequately dealt with in this legislation and the Competition Act. Deputy Naughten made the interesting and important...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: He said that as well and that is what we are doing.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: Deputy Michael D. Higgins made a number of points about the Consumer Strategy Group, the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Small Business and the Competition Authority. He also spoke about Article 85.1 and the European Commission position with regard to the actors' union, Equity, and others. The Deputy may be misunderstanding the point that was made with regard to rich actors and poor...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The Deputy is correct in saying it is on the record.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The point that was being made is that while this matter is of concern to many of us, and I have previously indicated that it is of concern to me, it has not been possible heretofore to find a means of addressing it which would not result in those who need to have their situation examined and dealt with being the sole beneficiaries. Others who have no such need would also benefit. If a formula...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, asked me to convey his appreciation for the valuable work done by the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Small Business on this issue and also by the participants.