Results 1,081-1,100 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I will ask the former Minister for Finance, Deputy Quinn, who negotiated it.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: He was sent off to Europe.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: That is rubbish.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: We negotiated it.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: We created more jobs per month before the Minister's party came into power.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister should have stuck to the script.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: That is what Charlie Haughey said but he did not go on very much longer.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Is this revisionism again?

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Is he a good guy now?

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: He might even be mentioned at the Ard-Fheiseanna. The picture will be back.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: It will be like Chairman Mao coming back.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I suppose.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: We would like to see the Minister's position.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Some credit must be given to Deputy Cassidy and his committee for that. He worked very hard on the matter.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The choice of putting oil in the tank or plugging in the fire.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The Government has been in power for too long.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I propose to share time with Deputy Lynch. I welcome the opportunity this debate presents to discuss the structure of competition in the economy. This debate has rambled well beyond the narrow confines of the Competition Authority, which is good. It is important to examine how Ireland is currently operating from the consumers' perspective. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I have come to expect brazenness from some on the Government benches at this stage. However, the Minister's statement that his Government introduced a corporation tax rate of 12.5% and that the Opposition fought it is incorrect.

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I remember it at the time being negotiated by Deputy Quinn and the rainbow coalition when in government. I have not seen such brazen affrontery since I read on a Fianna Fáil website that the party introduced the Electoral Act 1997 and that it was in favour of placing a ceiling on election expenditure and donations. That party kept the Bill, which I brought to the House, on Committee Stage...

Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: This debate is important and it is a useful consideration. The Minister of State has only a passing interest in the Competition Authority, but as he is the only Minister present, he might pay some attention to what is being said. The operation of the Competition Authority should be closely analysed. It beggars belief that the Minister produced this amendment. If one was to read this amendment...