Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would like to examine the issue of people being ripped-off. I will reintroduce a campaign, which I launched in the House previously and called Name and Shame - we have that privilege in this House - to be a consumer watchdog. I bring to the Leader's attention that people ring 11811 for directory enquiries. The charge is €2.74 for that call, but Pure Telecom, an Irish company with two directors whom I will not name and which was ripping me off, is charging €5.50 for that privilege. That is a rip-off. That is a 100% increase. I am saying to consumers, "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts." Pure Telecom representatives rang me and, in my innocence, I changed from Eir to that company.