John Clendennen (Offaly, Fine Gael)

My final point is in relation to acquisitions, takeovers and mergers, we recently had a scenario with a recycling company that was put on the market potentially for purchase and there would have been concerns among consumers that there would be a concentration of this service, and, as there was no competition, if anything happened, there would be a higher risk of no service being made available but also pricing. What reassurances does the CCPC give members of the public, from a consumers' perspective, if they phone the CCPC and say that they have read this in the newspaper and it will potentially be a commercial sale? What reassurances can the CCPC give them? What clauses or enforcement can the CCPC put in place on such transactions to ensure that the consumer is protected?