John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not mean to be disrespectful to the Minister by saying she did not tell me anything I really did not know. It is like a history lesson. I am well aware that the request came in September. In a previous reply from the Minister, Deputy Naughten, he indicated that the report from the commission would be available in early 2018. This does very little to alleviate concerns that people have about proper competition in the market. With the change in the pricing regime, there is no easy clarity for consumers as different companies charge different rates. It might be so much per kilo, a flat rate and so much per kilo or a flat rate with top-ups and so forth. There is no transparent pricing regime operated by all companies. It is the reason we are asking for this to be done in a timely fashion. This debate started before the summer of last year. The request to the commission to conduct the study only came about in September but it should be fast-tracked and made available as quickly as possible.

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