Cllr. Sean Canney Claretuam, Tuam, Co. Galway

Dear Sirs,
 I acknowledge receipt of your letter and note its contents.If elected to the Dail I confirm that I will arrange to meet you to discuss the issues which you have raised.

Yours faithfully, 

Cllr. Sean Canney
Claretuam, 

Tuam,

Co. Galway

PETER KELLY, LONGFORD TD, FIANNA FAIL

Peter Kelly TDConstituency
Dail Eireann: Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin Office: Dublin Road, Longford, Co. Longford. Te/:(043)334 5070 Fax:(043)334 1996 Emai/:peter.kelly@oireachtas.ie2. Te/:(01)6183913 Fax:(01)6184792 Mobi/e:(087)2529650 Web:www.peterkelly.ie




 19 February 2011


Dear Evelyn,
Many thanks for your recent letter.
If elected I will commit to getting Section 16 signed in. I am a former member of the
V.F.!. and Off Licence owner.
Sincerely,
Peter Kelly

HOW TO END BELOW COST SELLING?

The problem with trying to end below cost selling is coming up with an  mechanism that will actually work.

 A mechanism banning sales below total duty and vat will not work as on a €7 euro btl of wine this only comes to €3.20.

 A mechanism banning sales below  invoice price will just mean that the large multinational supermarkets can merely invoice the Irish division at a low price to ensure that they are not breaking the law by selling below cost. 

Alcohol is used as a driver of footfall to increase the multiples market share of Grocery.

Supermarkets  are competing against each other, using alcohol ,to increase their individual share of this market

Tesco plc  is a global grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in Great Britain . It is the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues  and the second-largest measured by profits (after Wal-Mart). It has stores in 14 countries across Asia,Europe and North America  and is the grocery market leader in the UK (where it has a market share of around 30%), the Republic of Ireland,Malaysia and Thailand

If we could find a solution that is actually legal under E.U. law there is an appetite to deal with the matter.

Reward offered! 

Raymond Whitehead (Dublin South) Independent

Raymond Whitehead (Dublin South) running as an independent – fully supports small businesses and family businesses.He undertakes to lobby for the 3 points mentioned in the letter.

www.directdemocracy.ie

LABOUR REPLY..Ita McAuliffe General Secretary

Evelyn Jones, Chairperson, NOFFLA

 

Dear Ms Jones,

Thank you for your letter concerning the off-licence trade.

The Labour Party Manifesto states that "the huge increase in the number of outlets supplying alcohol was a serious mistake, while the more recent restrictions on opening hours have had little discernible impact on teen drinking. Labour will take action to further restrict sales to under-age persons, notably in off-licence outlets.  We will also work at EU level to develop a European-wide agreement to phase out, or substantially reduce, alcohol-related sponsorship of sporting events."

I attach a copy of Labour's policy paper on SMEs and the Retail Sector.

Yours sincerely,

Ita McAuliffe

General Secretary

Cllr Tony McLoughlin, FineGael, Sligo

Dear Evelyn

Thank you for letter outlining the serious issues which concern your members of the National Off-Licence Association.  I hope the following will is of help to you and  and your committee.

Fine Gael will :

1     Outlaw  below cost selling of alcohol in  supermarkets.

2  Recognise the difficulties for publicans/Off Licences  with the prohibition of off sales          after 10pm.

3 Change the prohibited hours for children in public houses when food is served.

4 We are in favour of the responsible retailing  of alcohol.

Cllr Tony McLoughlin FG
Bank Building
O'Connell Street
Sligo

071919119290/0879698997

Main Street
Manorhamilton
Co Leitrim

David Bradley, Independent Christian candidate in Co. Louth.

-----Original message-----

From: DBradley@eircom.ie
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:04:26 +0000
To: info@noffla.ie
Subject: To: Ms. Evelyn Jones, please


Dear Mrs. Jones,

Thank you very much indeed for your enquiry of 15 February, 2011. My
name is David Bradley and I am standing as an Independent Christian
candidate in Co. Louth. While I am greatly concerned about specific
issues around justice, fairness to the poor, the oppressed, the
downtrodden, the exploited, the low paid workers, the disabled, elderly
and infirm etc., my message in this election campaign is to speak openly
about the Gospel of Salvation, to point people and politicians to Jesus.
The promises in God's Holy Word the Bible are the ones we can believe,
not the promises of human beings. What I am urging both the electorate
and the incoming politicians to do is to involve God in all their
decision making, to seek His guidance in everything they do. If the
outgoing government had done this we would not be in our current mess -
which, as we can see, is deteriorating further each day. I am seeking
votes that I might have as strong a voice as possible to convey this
message to the incoming elected government to whom I will be quoting
from Wisdom Chapter 6, verse 3: 'for sovereignty is given to you by the
Lord and power by the Most High, who will himself probe your acts and
scrutinise your intention' and 'But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you'
(Matthew 6:33).

Please be assured of my commitment, if elected, to getting Section 16
signed in, thereby acknowledging the importance of the responsible
retailing of alcohol.

I am attaching my election flyer.

Yours sincerely,

David  Bradley,
Independent Candidate,
Louth.

davo101@jesusanswers.com


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