Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the structure of the merged competition and consumer agency; its proposed board, executive committee and the division of responsibility between the two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/10]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the correspondence between his Department and the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency regarding the proposed merger of the two bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13481/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 80 together.

Work on the general scheme of the legislation to merge the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency is at an advanced stage. My Department is liaising closely with both bodies in relation to the preparation of the legislation. I expect to bring the general scheme of the Bill before Government for its approval in the coming weeks and to publish the legislation itself later this year. The Oireachtas, as part of its consideration of the legislation, will ultimately decide on the corporate structure of the merged body.