Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I see. We went through a phase and the IFA, for example, has spoken about an ombudsman. In the Competition Authority we have a really seasoned player with many years of battle scars in trying to deal with fair trading and competition. It is the best placed body to deal with this, and especially now that it will have the experience of the consumer agency. As I noted on Second Stage, this balances the legalistic and economic views of the world with the more pragmatic consumer perspective. Bringing those together is a good approach and will improve the operation of both agencies.