Written answers
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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289. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; the funding allocated to the commission in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the amount expended in each year in tabular form. [47152/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table in the following link.
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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290. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of staff on an annual basis since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [47153/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the Commission, I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, have no direct function in these matters.
The information sought by the Deputy in relation to staff working on competition enforcement has been provided by the CCPC and is set out in the following table for the period 2014 to 2019.
| Overall No of Staff | Full-Time | Part-Time | No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms* | Percentage of total staff | No. of Commission Members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 30 | 30.00% | 4 |
| 2018 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 32.20% | 4 |
| 2017 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 27 | 31.76% | 4 |
| 2016 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 23 | 27.06% | 4 |
| 2015 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 20.00% | 4 |
| 2014 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 21 | 25.60% | 4 |
* Please note that a number of these staff also work on car crime and pyramid selling
Not included in the table: A Detective Sergeant on secondment from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) 2010-2019 inclusive
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