Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The provisions of the unfair commercial practices directive, to which sections 40(2)(b)(i) and 50(1)(a) give effect, do not include the word "trader's" before "product". These amendments propose the deletion of the word from each of the subsections. Therefore, we intend to delete "trader's product" and substitute "product concerned". The product in a consumer transaction is not always the trader's product. In the case of an estate agent conducting the sale of a house, for example, the product is not his, but his actions can impair a consumer's ability to make an informed choice as to whether to purchase the property or on what terms to do so. These amendments are necessary in order to ensure the provisions of the Bill will apply in such cases.