Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 October 2017
54. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints that were made to the CCPC in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017 by industry sector; and the number of complaints in which no action was taken. [44430/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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 its day to day operational work regarding complaints made to it. Section 10 of that Act, which refers to the functions of the CCPC, states at subsection (8) that “Nothing in this section or any other provision of this Act imposes a duty on the Commission to consider whether to investigate a matter that is referred to it but the Commission may, in the case of a matter referred to it, consider whether to do so (and, accordingly, may proceed to investigate the matter) where it is satisfied the matter may affect competition or the interests and welfare of consumers or both.” I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, have no direct function in relation to such matters.
The CCPC’s Annual Reports contain details regarding the contacts made to it each year.
