33 complaints of alleged criminal price fixing or cartel behaviour

The Competition Authority received 33 complaints of alleged criminal price-fixing or cartel behaviour in Ireland last year.

A number of these complaints related to the behaviour of trade associations and professional representative bodies who the Competition Authority said “appeared to be co-ordinating the commercial conduct of their members”.

There are four on-going cases that the competition authority will not comment on, as they may lead to a future court cases.