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

Mr. Brian McHugh:

Sometimes bringing about reform is hard. It is tough to do that. Arguments are also made, mainly by the industry, that the market is working fine and that consumers like having multiple trucks going down their streets. Obviously, the purpose of the industry lobby groups is to lobby for the industry. They are very good at it. Some may be convinced by those arguments, but we are not. Ultimately, it is a decision for the Government. We have seen a lot of commentary lately about the Government needing to make decisions. That is a decision for the Government. We have made our recommendations. We have talked about this already but I accept it would not be fast and quick and with one leap our hero is free. It is a piece of work that would take a significant amount of time.

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