Unit: Competition Authority

Competition Authority

an tÚdaráis Iomaíochta

Tuesday 1st of October 1991 - Friday 31st of October 2014

Took over functions of Restrictive Practices Commission in 1991. First established as a statutory non-departmental body but was converted to statutory corporation in 2002 (by the Competition Act 2002). Merged with the National Consumer Agency in 2014 to create the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

From date: 1991-10-01
To date: 2014-10-31
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; S.I. No. 249/1991; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: an tÚdaráis Iomaíochta
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory Corporation
- Source: Competition Act 2002; S.I. No. 249/1991; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 2002-07-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory non-departmental body
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; Competition Acts 1991 & 2002
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2002-07-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Competition Act 2002; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Adjudication - Grievance Handling
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Competition Act 2002; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Enterprise and Economic Development
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (I)
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 305/1997; Competition Act, 2002; http://www.entemp.ie/; Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010
- From date: 1997-07-12
- To date: 2010-05-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Industry and Commerce (II)
- Source: Competition Act, 1991; S.I. No. 19/1993
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 1993-01-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise and Employment
- Source: S.I. No. 19/1993; S.I. No. 305/1997
- From date: 1993-01-20
- To date: 1997-07-12
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Source: http://www.entemp.ie/; Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010; S.I. No. 245/2011
- From date: 2010-05-02
- To date: 2011-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Source: S.I. No. 245/2011; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; S.I. No. 367/2014
- From date: 2011-06-02
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general economic, commercial and labour affairs
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: economic affairs NEC
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: http://www.tca.ie/; Freedom of Information Act 1997; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1998-01-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- From date: 1991-10-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
- Description: Subject to Ombudsman Review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- To date: 2014-10-31
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1991/act/24/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2002/act/14/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2006/act/4/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/act/29/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1991/si/249/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Competition Act, 1991	1991-10-01	Restrictive Practices Commission	Competition Authority
Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014	2014-10-31	Competition Authority	Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Unit Information

Competition Authority

an tÚdaráis Iomaíochta