Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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433. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if listing fees are allowed under the Irish Competition Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32957/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Competition (Amendment) Act 2006 prohibits certain practices by grocery goods undertakings (defined as an undertaking that is engaged for gain in the production, supply or distribution of grocery goods).

Under the Programme for Government, the Government committed to enact legislation to regulate certain practices in the grocery goods sector. The recently enacted Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (which will come into force on 31 October 2014) delivers on this commitment. The Act gives me the necessary powers (as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) to bring forward regulations to regulate such practices. I hope to bring these regulations into force as soon as practicable after 31 October 2014, after the requisite consultation that I promised during the passage of the legislation through the Oireachtas has taken place. The new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will have responsibility for enforcing the regulations.