Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is much talk about the Competition Authority. From my knowledge of that body, its concern is to stop businesses from forming cartels and overcharging the consumer. It is not concerned about what the supplier gets, good, bad or indifferent. In fact, the less money the supplier gets, the cheaper the product for the consumer. It does not deal with the issue we are discussing, which is ensuring that we keep the suppliers of Ireland in business.