The Competition Authority(CA)has announced the recruitment of ten new staff members.
Over the course of April, three senior staff joined the CA: Dr Martin Maloney and Mr Ray Leonard have been appointed as divisional managers, while Ms Noreen Mackey has been appointed legal advisor.
Two new Detective Sergeants from the Gardai - Mr Michael Prendergast and Anthony Mulligan - have also been appointed to the Cartel’s Division where they will assist with the investigation of cartels and the implementation of competition law.
The appointments follow Deloitte and Touche’s review of CA staffing in 2000.As a result of the review the number of staff was increased to 44.
With the new appointments the number of staff is now 34. Additional staff will be recruited by the end of the year, according to the Authority.