Mary White (Fianna Fail)

As the Government intends to introduce legislation to amalgamate the Competition Authority with the Consumers Association of Ireland, it would have been preferable to combine this Bill with the other two. The introduction of this Bill is too speedy. Too many issues are not covered in it. All matters should have been combined and an adequate Bill drafted. The Bill is fine in principle but it is not up to scratch.

The Fine Gael election manifesto promised a referendum on this issue. For that reason, Fianna Fáil will be calling for a vote on the amendment.