John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has reported yet on the operation of the household waste collection market; her plans to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49318/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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On 4 July 2017, a motion was passed by Dáil Eireann called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to ask the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to report on the operation of the household waste collection market.

Following a formal request on 25 September from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in accordance with section 10(4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014, requested the CCPC to carry out a study on the operation of the household waste collection market.

I understand this exercise is currently underway and it is anticipated that the report will be finalised in the early months of 2018. The issue of publication will be considered at that stage.