Head of Unit

Job Title: Head of Unit

Grade: Assistant Principal (AP)

Division Overview

The Cartels Division is responsible for conducting criminal and administrative competition law investigations, primarily aimed at detection, deterrence, and prosecution of cartels.

These include serious cartel offences such as price fixing, bid-rigging / tender collusion and dividing specific customers or geographic areas between competitors. These offences are not only damaging to competition and the economy but ultimately cause consumers (including businesses) and/or the State to have less choice of goods and services available and/or to pay more for goods and services than they otherwise should.

The Role

The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 has introduced a new administrative enforcement regime for breaches of competition law. As a result, the Cartels Division is now responsible for operating two separate competition enforcement regimes i.e. criminal and administrative. The 2022 Act also gives the CCPC additional investigative powers that can be used by the Cartels Division in its investigations. With all of these important changes to the competition enforcement landscape in Ireland, it is an exciting time to join the Cartels Division and the CCPC.

The work of the Cartels Division is very varied, meaningful, and interesting. Team members tackle a diverse range of cases from various industries and sectors, which means they are constantly researching different sectors and industries, staying abreast of international developments regarding cartel enforcement, and growing their own skills through in-house and external training opportunities.

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