Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The point is that the Competition (Amendment) Act 2006 seemed to provide for allowing a raid to take place, presumably on foot of a complaint - somebody might clarify that - of the offices of a representative organisation as opposed to somebody who could reasonably be assumed to orchestrate a cartel. It has not been reported, and it would be in their interests not to report or confirm it, that one of the multiples to which Deputy McNamara referred either has not been proceeded against with the same gusto or is immune from the Competition Act, and they are the people who perhaps could organise a cartel. That is the point. Is it the case that Mr. Kenny considers that because there is that much competition in the retail sector no one organisation on its own could organise a cartel whereas the representative organisation of the producers in this case might be in a position to do so?