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- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: It is in a particularly healthy state, which is the way we like it to be. The Senator's point about local authority members was well made and I am pleased that is the case onthis occasion. It is not always the case, as he knows. Senator McDowell also referred to the Irish Ferries case and the need for reform. He was somewhat unhappy with the three year time limit. It is fair to say that,...
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I thank Senators and the Acting Chairman for their co-operation in taking all Stages of the Bill. We do not have much time and it is important this Bill is enacted before the end of this Dáil.
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I wish to thank Senator O'Rourke for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position of the Department of Education and Science in respect of St. Joseph's secondary school, Rochfordbridge, County Westmeath. Senator O'Rourke has outlined a wonderful...
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: ââas well as the need to respond to emerging needs in areas of rapid population growth. Nonetheless, since taking office, the Government has shown a consistent determination to improve the condition of our school buildings and to ensure that the appropriate facilities are in place to enable the implementation of a broad and balanced curriculum. The Government has increased dramatically...
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: This plan now equips the Department with a blueprint for educational development in an area that will continue to experience rapid change in the coming years. The N4-M4 plan recommends that: [t]he old dormitory area in St Joseph's Secondary School should be refurbished ... to cater for up to 800 students. House building in the area should be subject to constant review. The proposed...
- Seanad: School Accommodation. (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: The Senator needs to increase its band rating to 2.2.
- Seanad: Industrial Development. (21 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. State support for enterprise development is channelled through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to the industrial development agencies, namely, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the county enterprise boards. However, the Minister of the day is specifically precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving directives...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 2: In page 14, line 15, after "regulation" to insert "or order". This is a technical amendment tabled on the advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. Reference is made throughout the subsection to regulation or order. The second part of line 15 states only that the regulation shall be annulled, whereas that should state "the regulation or order shall be...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 8: In page 47, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: 49.â(1) Where it is the practice of a trader to accept payment in respect of a productâ (a) by only one relevant method and to impose a charge on a person for the person's making payment in respect of the product by that method, or (b) by different relevant methods and to impose on a person the same...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: As colleagues will be aware, there is no proposed amendment to section 48 at this stage. I am, of course, aware of the points which have been made in particular by the travel agents and their concerns about payment by credit card and the additional costs they may incur arising from section 48. The point has also been made strongly, particular by consumer rights' interests, that across a...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: It is important to be aware that section 48 does not prevent travel agents from recovering the cost of the credit card operation. I accept the important point made by Deputy Upton to the effect that spreading this charge across all payments has an impact on other consumers. This is almost inevitable when one seeks to move towards a cashless society to get away from the difficulties inherent...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 9: In page 54, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(5) This section is in addition to section 49 (respecting certain surcharges being stated as part of price).".
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 10: In page 58, line 3, after "48(3)" to insert "or 49(1)".
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 11: In page 58, line 23, to delete "or (3), or" and substitute the following: "or (3), (ii) in contravention of section 49(1), or".
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 13: In page 58, line 26, after "47," to insert "49(3),".
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 14: In page 58, line 30, after "42," to insert "49(1),".
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 15: In page 59, line 4, to delete "the offence" and substitute "an offence". The past four amendments arise consequentially on the provisions of section 49. This is a technical amendment on the advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel which deemed that the use of the definite article in this context could give rise to confusion, particularly for prosecutors...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: This issue was discussed on Committee Stage. The current maximum award in the Small Claims Court is â¬2,000. The legal costs implementation advisory group has proposed that it be increased to â¬3,000 and reviewed biannually thereafter. This would meet some of Deputy Hogan's concerns. Regulations increasing the limit, the District Court (Small Claims) (Amendment) Rules 2006, came into...
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: The matter is more appropriate to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The advisory group stated the Minister should consider expanding the range of cases dealt with under the small claims procedure. He also has responsibility for the locations where such claims may be heard.
- Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 Mar 2007)
Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 19: In page 66, line 44, after "48(5)," to insert "49(3),".