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Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 33:In page 82, line 12, to delete “supply or distribution” and substitute “supply, distribution, wholesale or retail”.These technical amendments refer to the definitions of "grocery goods undertaking" and "relevant grocery goods undertaking", respectively. They are intended to ensure there is consistency in the terminology used.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 21:In page 76, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“(2) The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources may, from time to time, following consultation with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and such other persons as he or she considers appropriate, prepare and make guidelines on the manner in which he or she shall carry out his or her...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Minister will have consultations with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and such other persons as he or she considers appropriate. Obviously, there is some discretion for the Minister but the purpose of the measure is to allow him or her to carry out his or her functions under the Bill, which is to consider media mergers that might not be in the public interest. Clearly, if he or...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: We are giving the power to the Minister to prepare and make guidelines. We provide for consultation. It is not in the nature of consultation to list who should be able to get involved. This is a public consultation in respect of guidelines that are in the public interest. The Minister will consult widely. It is not a case of giving a group other than the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The circumstances involve the Minister considering market conditions that have substantially changed and the manner in which he will review the conditions contained in the determination made in respect of a media merger. If he or she is looking at a media merger in the context of an increased prevalence of online communication, social media or whatever else and he or she feels there is a...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 22:In page 76, line 4, to delete “(2) Before” and substitute “(3) Before”.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 23:In page 76, line 4, to delete “subsection (1)” and substitute “subsection (1) or (2)”.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 18: In page 46, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2002 49.Section 6 of the Act of 2002 is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (7):“(7)In this section ‘competing undertakings’ means undertakings that provide or are capable of providing goods or services to the same...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is the definition of a grocery undertaking.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 19: In page 55, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2002 72.Section 50 of the Act of 2002 is amended⁠— (a) in subsection (1), by deleting “and in good faith”, and (b) in subsection (3), by deleting “and in good faith”.”.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Having considered Deputy Tóibín's explanation of this amendment on Committee Stage, I reviewed it in more detail but I am still not minded to accept the amendment to the definition of diversity of content, which is taken in its entirety from the advisory group on media mergers' report. To do so would change the meaning of the definition as "present" is more absolute than "prevalent"...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Calleary's proposed amendment essentially changes the thrust of the provisions of the Bill, from the Minister having the power to issue directions or guidelines to the commission concerning the preparation of the work programme with which the Minister must comply to a provision which sees the Minister requesting the commission to consider any guidelines the Minister issues which the...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Bill provides, under section 32, that the new competition and consumer protection commission will submit an annual report to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The Minister will lay the report before both Houses of the Oireachtas. It is not normal for such annual reports to contain recommendations. However, the Bill also provides, at section 10, as part of the new...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 15:In page 32, to delete lines 16 to 40, to delete page 33, and in page 34, to delete lines 1 to 3.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 16:In page 43, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:"(3) A reference in any Act of the Oireachtas passed before the establishment day or in any instrument made before that day under an Act of the Oireachtas to the chief executive of the National Consumer Agency shall, on and after that day, be construed as a reference to the chairperson of the Commission.".This...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: As I indicated in my reply to the previous amendment tabled by Deputy Calleary, under the system in place for dealing with vacancies, the Public Appointments Service operates a competition and delays do not arise in seeking to fill such positions. The positions in question are important as the relevant bodies have a legal obligation to meet quorums, which are important for the continuing...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The only reason the phraseology chosen is not that set out by the Deputy is that the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel must stand over the exact text in the context of legal interpretation, established precedents in drafting and so forth. This does not in any dilute the fact that this change is being made on the initiative of Deputy Calleary. Having reflected on the Deputy's comments on...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 10:In page 21, line 4, to delete “€30,000” and substitute “€250,000”.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 11:In page 21, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(6) Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) operates so that if the contravention concerned continues one or more days after the date of its first occurrence, the person referred to in that paragraph is guilty of a separate offence under that paragraph for each day that the contravention occurs; but in respect...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Calleary proposed a similar amendment on Committee Stage. Having considered the proposed amendment since then, I am still of the opinion that this amendment appears to have the dual impact of removing the requirement that any direction made by the Minister under section 20 will be given in writing and changing the nature of any such direction from the current requirement to comply...