The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the
Competition regulator in Ireland. It is an Irish state agency established in 2014, combining the previous functions of the
Competition Authority and the
National Consumer Agency
The National Consumer Agency (NCA; ga, Gníomhaireacht Náisiúnta Tomhaltoirí) was a statutory body enforcing consumer protection in Ireland from 2007 to 2014, when it amalgamated with the Competition Authority to form the Competition and Co ...
.
The amalgamation was effected by the
Fine Gael–Labour coalition government as part of a reduction in state spending in response to the
post-2008 Irish economic downturn
The post-2008 Irish economic downturn in the Republic of Ireland, coincided with a series of banking scandals, followed the 1990s and 2000s Celtic Tiger period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment, a subsequent p ...
; the new body also has increased powers.
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2014 establishments in Ireland
Government agencies of the Republic of Ireland
Competition regulators
Consumer rights agencies
Regulation in Ireland
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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