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Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 November 2019

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Questions (290)

Robert Troy

Question:

290. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of staff on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [47153/19]

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Written answers

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the Commission, I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, have no direct function in these matters.

The information sought by the Deputy in relation to staff working on competition enforcement has been provided by the CCPC and is set out in the following table for the period 2014 to 2019.

Overall No of Staff

Full-Time

Part-Time

No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms*

Percentage of total staff

No. of Commission Members

2019

100

100

0

30

30.00%

4

2018

90

90

0

29

32.20%

4

2017

85

85

0

27

31.76%

4

2016

85

85

0

23

27.06%

4

2015

85

85

0

17

20.00%

4

2014

82

82

0

21

25.60%

4

* Please note that a number of these staff also work on car crime and pyramid selling

Not included in the table: A Detective Sergeant on secondment from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) 2010-2019 inclusive

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