Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 October 2017
59. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in the ticketing sector by the CCPC. [43344/17]
View answerThe Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of competition and consumer law in the State. Section 9(5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions, including carrying out investigations of suspected breaches of competition law. As investigations and enforcement matters are part of the day-to-day operational work of the CCPC, I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation have no direct function in the matter and it would be inappropriate for me to comment.
