Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The two issues of introducing a prohibition in respect of compelling of payment in respect of shelf space to the list of prohibited activities that may be included in the regulations, as well as a prohibition on requiring a grocery goods undertaking to obtain any goods or services from a third party from whom the relevant grocery goods undertaking receives payment for this arrangement, were raised in earlier debates on this matter and two amendments were already introduced on Report Stage in the Dáil. These are at section 63B(2)(j)(iii) and section 63B(2)(m), respectively, and thus the amendments are not required. On the third element of the proposed amendment from Senators Cullinane, Reilly and Ó Clochartaigh and on amendment No. 22 from Senator Darragh O’Brien, it is considered that the issue of the regulating for payments is covered by a series of subsections in the Bill such as, for example, section 63B(2)(d) and section 63B(2)(q), and the situation outlined by the Senators appears to be already covered by those provisions. Thus, I am not in a position to accept these amendments.