Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
292. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual figures for categories (details supplied) since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established. [53675/17]
View answerFrom 31 October 2014 to 12 December 2017 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) took the following actions in relation to suspected anti-competitive conduct that falls within the definition of a cartel:
|
Fines |
Totals |
|
Investigations commenced |
3 |
|
Inspections carried out |
23 |
|
Prosecutions by Director of Public Prosecutions |
1 |
|
Cases concluded with fines |
1 |
|
Total amount of fines |
€17,500 |
|
Average fine per cartel |
€17,500 |
|
Total number of collected and uncollected fines |
Sentencing including fines in relation to cartel conviction currently under appeal by the DPP as being “unduly lenient”. |
|
Average length of cartel investigations |
18 to 24 months |
