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‹ Order of Business Consumer and competition Bill
Summary
Ray Butler raises the expected Bill, possible fuel-price rigging and the need for a regulator; the Tánaiste says the consumer and competition Bill is due this session.
When is the publication of the consumer and competition Bill expected? It has been reported in the media that motorists in Ireland may have been paying too much for petrol for the past decade as the EU probes a potential European-wide price rigging scam.
Comment on this
Many Deputies have asked whether a regulator should be appointed to look at fuel prices in this country.
Comment on this
It is a significant issue because multinationals rule the market.
