The Competition Authority has also signalled its determination to aggressively tackle anti-competitive practices in the economy. This has already been demonstrated in sectors such as telecommunications and air travel, but it has also become the authority's responsibility to put certain sectors in which competition is less evident under the microscope. To that end, the findings of a specially commissioned report on competitive practices in eight professions was made public. The study examined the activities of doctors, dentists, accountants, veterinary surgeons, architects, engineers, solicitors and barristers. Those findings are interesting and worthwhile.