Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to address claims of unfair competition and market abuse by SOLAS in relation to the Safe Pass Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39714/24]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I am not aware of any claims of unfair competition and market abuse by SOLAS in relation to the Safe Pass Programme.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for promoting compliance with and enforcing competition law in Ireland. The CCPC is independent in the performance of its statutory functions as per section 9(5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.

This independence provision ensures that the CCPC’s operational work, such as enforcement matters and investigations, are independent of myself and my Department and as such, I as Minister, have no function in this regard.

If a breach of competition law is suspected, this can be reported directly to the CCPC through their website, by emailing information directly to complaints@ccpc.ie or by calling +353 1 402 5500.