Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and European Union competition law in the State. Section 9(5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions. As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have no direct function in such matters. It is doing its work.

It carried out a number of public consultations and it has conducted desk-based research. It has requested information from domestic operators, commissioned consumer research and engaged with other national competition agencies on how waste markets operate in those jurisdictions. I understand the CCPC will issue a public consultation shortly to collect information on the household waste collection market and gather the views of stakeholders. It is working very hard on the matter. I will raise the Deputy's concerns with the commission.

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