Results 1,401-1,420 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Is his promotional tour to promote himself?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: It was entertaining only in the debate on my amendment.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I anticipated that the Minister of State might rehash the same arguments. Has he had any dialogue with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, who seems to argue that offences should be criminal offences and administrative penalties are inappropriate. Obviously, Ministers differ despite the consequences.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I will not take up more time making arguments I have already made, given that the Minister of State's approach is simply to follow his riding instructions on the matter. However, I will make this final point. The Minister of State said that not all instances of the activities prohibited by subsections (1) to (4) of the new section 15B will necessarily be outlawed. However, subsection (5)...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: As Deputy Hogan rightly stated, as far as most Members are concerned, this is the most important focus of the Bill. While this is not a lengthy Bill as far as the number of sections are concerned, it will have a major impact on the manner in which the operation of the grocery trade will be re-regulated or deregulated. There are genuine concerns among the existing players that this will have...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Sharing the blame.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Speak in favour and vote against.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: That is competition, which is allowed.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: He did not.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is right.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: That is like saying one should cancel the ambulance service because people die in ambulances.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State does not believe that.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: If dominance is a criterion and it cannot be defined, no protection is in place. That is the issue.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Of course not.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: One cannot determine what is dominance and, therefore, the bulwark the Minister of State suggests is in place is not there. It is an illusion.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State is beginning to sound like the Taoiseach. That statement has all the clarity of the Taoiseach.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State is trying to pour smoke to cover an impossible wicket he has been given.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Can the Minister of State not just say he is against it too?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Why is dominance the issue?
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister of State not regard Tesco or Dunnes Stores as dominant?