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Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Could the Minister of State respond to the question on the doubling of the price of concrete to the Government?

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government is paying twice the price.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government is expending money. Therefore, it should seek to have a fair price. Currently, the price is double what it is elsewhere.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Government is paying the bills, it has a direct function.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Competition is independent. It is independent of resources, which is the core problem. Until such time as the Government puts resources into the Competition Authority, it will not be able to do its job. It is a nonsense for the Minister of State to say that because we are in receivership we cannot put money into areas like this. A cost benefit analysis of all investments is undertaken....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is that enough?

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: If the benefit is more than the investment, it makes sense.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: No one is saying that.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Members need to keep the debate relevant to the present Administration's term in office. Were they to spend-----

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 4: In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: 5.—Section 30(1)(c) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting all words after "to" and substituting the following: "report and make recommendations to Government, Ministers of the Government and Ministers of State concerning the implications of competition in markets for goods and services and, if the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister of State has indicated that 30% of the reports issued by the Competition Authority are under active consideration. I hope that is not a euphemism for their being allowed to gather dust. The Government is standing idly by on many issues relating to the authority. I cannot understand how an amendment which seeks to formalise the response from the Government to reports from the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: My understanding of the amendment is obviously different from that of the Minister of State. We are not looking for the Government to enact the advice provided by the Competition Authority. The amendment merely requests that there be a response to such advice. The idea behind it is to prevent reports from being allowed to gather dust. Under the relevant legislation, there is a facility...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Competition is a critical and central issue as regards the ability of the State to grow business in the future. Unfortunately, the Government and the troika have always focused on wages when seeking to develop competitive advantage. The State is replete with issues of competitiveness that could be resolved, for instance, the situation of upward-only rents which is putting small businesses...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to him of the Garda presence at Bellanaboy Shell refinery, County Mayo, each year since 2006; the cost to date with a breakdown of the Garda ranks, the salaries paid including basic salary, overtime, transfer allowance and so on; the projected costs of this exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6541/12]

Written Answers — Early Retirement Scheme: Early Retirement Scheme (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the number of staff, their grade, and locations seeking to avail of the early retirement scheme. [6666/12]

Written Answers — Early Retirement Scheme: Early Retirement Scheme (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the number of staff within County Meath and their grade seeking to avail of the early retirement scheme. [6667/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost per job created by the Industrial Development Agency in County Tipperary for each year since 2007. [6319/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants awarded by the Industrial Development Agency in County Tipperary for 2010; and the number of jobs created or maintained by each grant. [6320/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland jobs that were provided and supported in each of the 26 counties for the past five years by the Enterprise Ireland, the county enterprise boards and Science Foundation Ireland. [6442/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Feb 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the grants made by Enterprise Ireland in each of the 26 counties for the past five years. [6443/12]