Results 14,641-14,660 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Insurance Industry. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: I do not know if that would help.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 4: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the work programme of the consumer consultative panel; the efforts the panel has taken to be inclusive in its consideration of issues of relevance to consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18150/04]

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: Does the Tánaiste agree it is disappointing that, after seven years in office, she has discovered she needs a new consumer policy because she has none? Why has it taken her seven years to discover that people were being overcharged and ripped off, that prices were going out of control and that household incomes were being challenged on that basis? Were it not for the pressure being applied...

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: I will send the Tánaiste a copy of the document.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: I will send it to the Tánaiste instead.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste has no policy.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: It is hypocritical of the Tánaiste to state that competition is the basis upon which we can reduce prices given that she has approved many mergers and monopolies in the past seven years.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste has ensured that there is no competition between insurance companies, in particular, through the number of mergers she has approved since she became Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: Norwich Union and Hibernian merged during the Tánaiste's term of office.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste approved it.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment approved the mergers.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: Does the Tánaiste agree that the 27 stealth taxes introduced since the previous general election have contributed to higher costs? There is no competition in the electricity or gas business or in many of our public utilities, yet the Tánaiste is the leader of a political party which has supposedly made its name on its stated desire to liberalise the economy and create more competition....

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: Their disposable income has not increased.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: What are the costs?

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste has learnt nothing.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The people do not believe the Tánaiste.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: I do not know why the party of which the Tánaiste is a member did not double its number of seats. The Tánaiste is never wrong.

Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste understands better. She knows everything. She knows best. That is why the party of which she is a member lost half its seats.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: It is a straight question.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Phil Hogan: That was a good question.