Brendan Ryan (Labour)

It is a very competitive profession and always has been. In fact, I am a little taken aback at the Indecon suggestion that the consumer would be better off if the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland did not publish records of fees. The consumer would be worse off if he or she did not know. The lists should be an accurate record of historical data: this is what the ACEI and the IEI do. The idea that these could be a constraint on competition is another matter which could be debated.