Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

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My final question is on advertising standards and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC. My colleague, Senator Boylan, has raised successfully the issue of greenwashing. We must be increasingly aware of this in the time ahead. There have been incidents. Members, particularly Senator Boylan, have raised issues through complaints. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland does not have powers of enforcement. The CCPC does but does not use them. Has the Minister's Department been in contact with the CCPC regarding its responsibility to respond to greenwashing and its awareness of its climate responsibility?

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