Results 1-20 of 497 for speaker:John Clendennen
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (6 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of his Department’s plan to increase the staff headcount of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60216/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (6 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Government-owned buildings which have been retrofitted with solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60217/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: I thank the Chair and thank Mr. McHugh for joining us here today. I have a number of questions. To pick up on pricing, first of all, maybe Mr. McHugh can clarify the so-called 30-day window. Has Mr. McHugh any observations on dynamic pricing in such areas as hospitality or air fares?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: How do we protect the consumer? A hotel bed, for instance, could be €100 today and €500 tomorrow. It could be a multiple of five. An airplane seat, for example, could be €20 today and it could be €500 tomorrow, which is a multiple of 25. Is there any way we can protect the consumer from that or what are Mr. McHugh's thoughts on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: Should there be a scope where those multiples can function? For example, if it is €20 today and it is €500 tomorrow, should we be looking at a greater level, not of - I do not want to use the word - "control", but some element of reasonability to the consumer in terms of the likely price range?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: There are rack rates in the hotel sector, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: Is there a rack rate in airlines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: But so do hotels. They have to set the rack rate with Fáilte Ireland but I understand there is no rack rate in airlines.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: But as a support to businesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: In terms of the shadow economy, is the CCPC seeing numbers on the increase or what is it seeing in terms of different sectors? In relation to the shadow economy and activity in it, are there particular sectors that are worse than others?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: If a business is trading and there is someone two miles outside the town or village who is trading as well, they are essentially impacting the business on the high street. Would the CCPC not investigate that at all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: My final point is in relation to acquisitions, takeovers and mergers, we recently had a scenario with a recycling company that was put on the market potentially for purchase and there would have been concerns among consumers that there would be a concentration of this service, and, as there was no competition, if anything happened, there would be a higher risk of no service being made...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: Senator Nelson Murray touched on the lack of competition in the insurance sector. Is there one particular sector that the CCPC would see above all others that is lacking competition and in dire need of new players or new entrants?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: I thank Mr. McHugh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: This is an important area, both for the protection of the consumer but also protecting businesses. Has the CCPC done any studies on the potential or relative cost for businesses to be compliant and to ensure that they are competitive but able to trade as well without excessive bureaucracy?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: Can I suggest that along with the CRU, Eir and ESB, we invite Bord na Móna?
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: It is already there.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: I apologise. I did not realise it was on it.
- Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (5 Nov 2025)
John Clendennen: As a new TD, when a letter like this comes through is it an invitation whereby the senders would host us and pay?