24:
339:
Competition
Authority, Fergal O'Leary and Patrick Kenny, and the former Chief Executive of the National Consumer Agency, Karen O'Leary, all of whom were appointed Members-designate of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation upon taking up their current positions.
326:
In
November 2008, the Government announced the amalgamation of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency as part of a rationalisation of State agencies. On 31 March 2014 the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill was published. On 31 July Richard Bruton, TD, Minister for Jobs,
338:
The former Chair of the
Competition Authority, Isolde Goggin, was appointed Chairperson of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on taking up her former role in 2011. Ms Goggin is supported in her role by the Members of the new Commission which include the two former Members of the
295:
The
Authority also had a very broad role to promote competition in the economy. They did this by calling for reform when Irish laws, regulations or actions by State bodies restrict competition. They advised Government and its agents on how proposed legislation or regulations could affect
284:
Consumers were at the core of the
Competition Authority's work. Its aim was to make sure that competition worked for the benefit of all consumers who bought products and services in Ireland. This included businesses, the State and its agents, as well as individuals.
296:
competition. This prevented future problems for consumers. This helped to give a voice to consumers when it came to public policy-making. They also promoted competition by telling public authorities and the public about the benefits of competition.
315:, Advocacy, Mergers, Strategy and Corporate Services. The Authority was a collegiate body, consisting of four full-time members, who each headed one or more divisions, appointed following an open competition by the Public Appointments Service.
330:
The
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has a dual mandate to enforce competition and consumer law. Both organisations continued to perform their statutory functions until the merger was given effect on 31 October 2014.
334:
The
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is currently governed by an executive Chair and Membership structure. The Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2014 allows for a Chair and between two and six Members.
327:
Enterprise and
Innovation announced that the legislation would commence and the new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission would be established on 31 October 2014.
292:, or that businesses were abusing a dominant position. It could also block mergers between businesses that would substantially reduce competition and harm consumers.
128:
206:
165:
136:
41:
380:
273:
210:
177:
169:
140:
88:
60:
304:
The
Authority operated under the Competition Act 2002 and was funded via a grant from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
385:
318:
The former
Members of the Authority were Chairperson Isolde Goggin and Members Stephen Calkins, Gerald FitzGerald and Patrick Kenny.
67:
74:
288:
It had the power to investigate if there was evidence that businesses were involved in anti-competitive practices, such as
56:
356:
107:
390:
395:
45:
81:
269:
34:
8:
265:
190:
261:
360:
268:
and promoting competition in the economy. In 2014 it was amalgamated with the
374:
289:
312:
23:
308:
127:
244:
260:) was responsible for enforcing Irish and European
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
372:
307:The authority was divided into six divisions:
274:Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
211:Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
178:Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
170:Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
141:Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
381:Defunct government agencies of Ireland
373:
279:
57:"Competition Authority" Ireland
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
13:
14:
407:
386:Consumer organisations in Ireland
126:
121:Competition Authority of Ireland
22:
321:
33:needs additional citations for
349:
1:
342:
299:
245:Competition Authority website
7:
200:14 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
10:
412:
240:
226:
204:
196:
186:
163:
155:
147:
134:
125:
270:National Consumer Agency
357:"COMPETITION ACT, 2002"
219:Isolde Goggin, Chairman
391:Competition regulators
396:Regulation in Ireland
254:Competition Authority
233:Competition Act, 2002
42:improve this article
266:Republic of Ireland
164:Superseding Former
122:
280:Purpose and powers
120:
250:
249:
118:
117:
110:
92:
403:
365:
364:
359:. Archived from
353:
130:
123:
119:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
411:
410:
406:
405:
404:
402:
401:
400:
371:
370:
369:
368:
355:
354:
350:
345:
324:
302:
282:
262:competition law
236:
222:
182:
159:31 October 2014
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
409:
399:
398:
393:
388:
383:
367:
366:
363:on 1 May 2006.
347:
346:
344:
341:
323:
320:
301:
298:
281:
278:
248:
247:
242:
238:
237:
235:
234:
230:
228:
224:
223:
221:
220:
216:
214:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
183:
181:
180:
174:
172:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
132:
131:
116:
115:
98:September 2024
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
408:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
378:
376:
362:
358:
352:
348:
340:
336:
332:
328:
319:
316:
314:
310:
305:
297:
293:
291:
286:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
246:
243:
239:
232:
231:
229:
225:
218:
217:
215:
212:
208:
203:
199:
195:
192:
189:
185:
179:
176:
175:
173:
171:
167:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
133:
129:
124:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
361:the original
351:
337:
333:
329:
325:
322:Amalgamation
317:
306:
303:
294:
290:price-fixing
287:
283:
272:to form the
257:
253:
251:
227:Key document
207:State Agency
197:Headquarters
187:Jurisdiction
166:State Agency
137:State Agency
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
375:Categories
343:References
313:Monopolies
300:Operations
68:newspapers
213:executive
156:Dissolved
143:overview
309:Cartels
264:in the
241:Website
209:of the
205:Former
191:Ireland
168:of the
139:of the
135:Former
82:scholar
148:Formed
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
89:JSTOR
75:books
252:The
151:2002
61:news
258:TCA
44:by
377::
311:,
276:.
256:(
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
