Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Ms McNamara. Under head 7 concerning parties in a representative action, it states that all costs will be borne by the qualified entity. There can be entry-level fees to bring a case and third-party funding for the representative entities will be allowed.

Will the State then fund the qualified entities so they can bring the representative action? How would that happen?