CCPC acts against breaches of consumer law
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published details of actions taken against six traders for breaches of consumer-protection law.
The consumer-protection watchdog served traders in Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Roscommon with fixed-payment notices or compliance notices for 13 breaches – 12 for failing to display prices.
The CCPC detects consumer-protection breaches through in-store and online inspections and investigations.
The enforcement actions, which took place between August and November this year, included:
- Centz trading as Homesavers, Monaghan Retail Park, Co Monaghan, was issued three fixed-payment notices for failing to display prices,
- Huntsman (Western) Bottlers Ltd t/a The Huntsman Inn, College Road, Galway, was served three compliance notices for failing to display price lists,
- Clydaville Investments Ltd t/a Kilkenny Design, Nassau St, Dublin 2, was issued two fixed-payment notices for failing to display prices,
- Sezhic Ltd t/a Mastersons Centra, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, was issued two fixed-payment notices for failing to display prices,
- Euro General Retail Ltd t/a EuroGiant, Cloonybeirne, Co Roscommon, was issued two fixed-payment notices for failing to display prices, and
- Cnoc na Cuillin Ltd t/a Caragh Jewellers, Killarney, Co Kerry, was issued a compliance notice for failing to display certain information required by the law.
Price displays ‘vital’
CCPC member Patrick Kenny said: “At this time of year, when consumers are exceptionally busy and a lot of money is being spent, it is more vital than ever that prices are clearly and correctly shown in every shop, pub and restaurant in the country.
“CCPC officers will be out conducting inspections and, where we find traders breaking the law, we will take action,” he added.
Kenny said that the commission was looking forward to gaining the power to directly impose “meaningful fines” for breaches of consumer law.