David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests and congratulate them on the work they are doing. Is the commission satisfied there is sufficient public awareness of its existence, its role and powers? Does it have a campaign in place to alert consumers to its existence, what it can do, how it can assist and how people may make complaints to it? Has it carried out any surveys on public awareness of its role? I asked a number of people before this meeting and they were not aware at all that the commission even existed. This may be something on which the Mr. Godfrey might revert.

Will Mr. Godfrey speak about the commission's staff resources? I note that up to the end of May 2020, it got some extra staff but is Mr. Godfrey happy there are enough resources in place and are there any vacancies that the commission is struggling to fill? Does the commission need more resources?

In the submission it is indicated the commission wrote to one trade association and two fuel companies about the competition law risks of making public statements about future fuel prices. What is that about? I am not too sure about that impact or why it is so important.

Is collusion very difficult to prove and what must we have in order to prove that collusion exists? If a town's fuel outlets all have the same high price but the price in the next town is lower, would that be sufficient for the commission to suspect collusion? Is the Competition (Amendment) Act fully commenced and working to the commission's satisfaction?