Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

In the budget introduced in April 2009, it was stated that Competition Authority and the Consumer Agency were to be amalgamated. However, nothing has happened in the intervening 15 months. This merger was on the Government's agenda prior to any special reports being commissioned. We have been looking forward to the introduction of the relevant legislation for a long time but nothing has happened.

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