Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Well done. The Central Bank can then move in. If the average is kept high due to a lack of competition in the market, there could be an unintended consequence. If there were competition in the market, it would drive down the average rate and, even at a rate that is one third higher than average, the individual would be getting a better rate than if there were no competition in the market.