Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Mr. Brian McHugh:

We never say it does not exist. We are always open to listening to anyone with information on, or evidence of, potential collusion in any market. We are very keen to hear from people about it. We really want to get evidence so that we can open cases, investigate, put an end to any collusion and, ultimately, have prosecutions and sentences where there is evidence of collusion. Again, as we have touched on earlier, although today's meeting is about the fuel market, anyone in any market can come forward to provide us with evidence. There are a number of avenues to do that and we really encourage people to do so. In bringing cases in respect of collusion, we need evidence.