Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion
Ollie Crowe (Fianna Fail)
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I thank the representatives for giving of their time and expertise this morning. I have two questions for the Consumers' Association of Ireland. Has the CAI any estimates, and Deputy O'Reilly referenced this, on what level of funding would be required? Obviously, it would depend on what case the qualified entity takes and so forth, but is it possible to give an indication? I know it is a complex matter. Has research been done or is there a view on how many class actions could have been taken in recent years? With the situation being so complex, I am trying to get an understanding of how often it would be used in Ireland.