Results 11,761-11,780 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister and his officials for their courtesy even if we will have to agree to disagree. Unfortunately, we see this Bill as weakening a number of key protections for consumers and relaxing certain regulations dealing with the relationship between suppliers and the major multiples without any obvious benefit to the consumer. An overriding principle of my party is that we should...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I fully support Senator O'Toole on the question of "Dingle", "An Daingean" and "Daingean Uí Chúis". While the Official Languages Act 2003 does not involve waste on the scale of PPARS, the matter needs to be addressed.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I do not think Eddie Hobbs believes that anymore.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is too kind.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: With respect, the Minister might accept an amendment or two.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I will not dispute that.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: He may not have seen what was approaching.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: They are fond of that part of the world.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: That is a fact.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I believe Senator O'Toole would like to see effective controls in place.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Senators for their comments and I will quickly complete my contribution. The main concern I have about the legislation, which I am aware is shared by many Members on all sides of this and the other House, relates to the absence of a prohibition on predatory pricing as an aspect of anti-competitive conduct in grocery goods trading. My understanding of the basis for the changes the...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is not often that I go to so much trouble, but this is a very important issue, as we all agree.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: And be responsible for child care policy.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: That is the truth.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Absolutely.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Eddie Hobbs is resiling from that position now.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: They were dismissed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: We will try again another day.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for outlining his perspective on this Bill. We will have to differ substantially on a number of points. I begin by expressing my concern at the speed at which this important measure is being rushed through the House. The Bill was printed and circulated yesterday. We are taking Second Stage today and Committee and Remaining Stages tomorrow. Such a timescale...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I understood he was referring to the authority's reputation but the Senator is entitled to his own interpretation in that respect. If Senator Ross is listening, I am sure he will contribute to this debate. It is also extremely worrying that three of the five positions in the authority are currently up for change. The lack of continuity and differing priorities that this will bring about is...