Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
266. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of submissions received following the consultation on the Consultation Paper on Reform of the Law on Consumer Contract Rights; if he will publish on the key themes emerging from the consultation; the actions he will take and the timeframe for same arising out of the consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1609/15]
View answerMy Department received 12 submissions in response to the public consultation on the Reform of the Law on Consumer Contract Rights. Though some respondents had reservations about specific aspects of the proposed legislation, the submissions were broadly supportive of the aim to update and consolidate the law on consumer contract rights along the lines set out in the Consultation Paper. As indicated in the Consultation Paper, the next stage will involve publication of the Scheme of a comprehensive Consumer Rights Bill dealing with rights and remedies in transactions for the sale or supply of goods, digital content and services. This will give stakeholders an opportunity to submit views on more detailed aspects of the legislative proposals not dealt with in the initial consultation, as well as to comment on a more final version of the main provisions of the legislation. I hope to publish the Scheme of the Bill in the first quarter of the year.
