Results 14,261-14,280 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Grocery Industry. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: I am glad the Minister has put his faith in the Competition Authority because if he is saying that this is the body that will police any new legislation he might propose, he would not want to hold his breath in respect of competition issues because there has not been a case taken under the Competition Act on predatory pricing since 1991. How will the Minister address the problem if that is...

Grocery Industry. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: That is what they call the free market.

Community Employment Schemes. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: There is a number of complaints in regard to the differing benefits available under rural community schemes and community employment schemes when the three years have elapsed. There is some disquiet among those seeking to claim welfare benefits or secondary benefits after completing community employment schemes vis-À-vis their counterparts taking part in the schemes devised by the Minister...

Community Employment Schemes. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: It is a generous scheme.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he will take on account of the recent report of the National Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25672/05]

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has indicated various issues in regard to competitiveness. If he reflects on the replies given by his predecessor in 2001 or 2002 or in any Question Time where the issue was raised, he will find that the answer he has read out is more or less the same. In December 2001 the Taoiseach and Tánaiste were warned about all these issues but they did nothing. In January 2004 the...

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has them in his notes.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: I see.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: If it is so important, why did the Minister not put it at the start of his reply?

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: What happened?

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is kicking to touch.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: If the Minister answered the question he was asked, which was what he believed were the unwarranted constraints on competition, we might get some information. The Minister has the same document that I have and he has read extracts from it. The recently published document states that the intensity of local competition and the efficiency of competition legislation are perceived as being low....

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: One store.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: Where is it now?

Consumer Prices. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: He should read it again.

Grocery Industry. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will finalise his policy in respect of the review of the groceries order 1987; his views on this important matter; and his plans to review the Competition Act 2002. [25673/05]

Grocery Industry. (28 Sep 2005)

Phil Hogan: Given that the Minister has had a long time to consider this issue and in view of the uncertainty it is creating in the grocery trade for consumers and suppliers as well as for people in the retail trade, does the Minister accept there is a need for clarity and an early decision on this matter? I welcome his statement that we will have a result by the end of October. What is the Minister's...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons receiving the rent supplement for 18 months or more who have been passed on to a local authority for a housing assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22901/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who were in receipt of the rent supplement for 18 months or more who were passed on to the local authority for a housing assessment and who have had their housing needs met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Jun 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the exclusion of the Consumer Association of Ireland for membership of the interim board of the National Consumer Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23379/05]