Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Groceries Sector: Discussion with the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency
2:55 pm
Mr. Patrick Kenny:
Deputy McNamara inquired about enforcement activity and prosecutions. The level of enforcement activity has been ramped up in recent years. I understand ten searches were conducted last year. Most of these related to cartels. In the context of this sector, we normally do not announce what we are doing unless the people involved confirm that something is happening. As the Deputy stated, there were press reports about the matter. I will leave it at that.