Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
2:00 am
Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Moving from the general to the very specific, could Mr. McHugh talk briefly about influencers? I notice the commission has issued a number of compliance notices to influencers. They are becoming more and more influential, for want of a better term. Often, what they are selling is absolute drivel and they are making a few quid out of it. In terms of influencers, even the smaller fines would have more impact on an individual than it would have on the company. Has the commission got the balance right yet in terms of compliance notices versus issuing fines to ensure that other rising influencers do not start following suit?
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