Results 1,981-2,000 of 2,815 for speaker:Tony Killeen
- 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.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: He also asked me to point out something which I have great pleasure in doing, namely, that the groceries order was the principal factor in driving price competition out of the grocery market for the period since 1987. It did this by creating mechanisms of discounts and rebates which allowed suppliers to fix minimum prices below which most grocery products could not be sold. Everybody knows...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: Everybody also knows it is the case that 2,500 businesses went to the wall on foot of it. It did not protect small, independent retailers in the manner that is claimed and it did not protectââ
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: It did not protect suppliers because they were faced with secretive, arbitrary and discriminatory demands from retailersââ
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: ââwhich are being defended by Members on the Opposition benches. Reference was made to the planning laws which clearly are not a matter for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: There were very strong cases made in that regard that may need to be revisited elsewhere.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: At this stage I have taken up less time than anybody else.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: I can understand why Deputies would not wish to hear what I have to say. We have heard repetition from all sides and I am simply responding to that. The groceries order had a disastrous impact and this legislation seeks to address the issues which were causing concern in that regard. The Competition Act of 2002 has had many benefits. Some concerns have been expressed regarding that...