{"id":90355,"date":"2016-03-21T14:38:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T14:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comreg.ie.grigore"},"modified":"2017-01-09T12:06:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T12:06:56","slug":"paineal-comhairleach-tomhaltoiri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/engagement\/paineal-comhairleach-tomhaltoiri\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain\u00e9al Comhairleach Tomhalt\u00f3ir\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Consumer Advisory Panel<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Consumer Advisory Panel<\/strong> was established by us in accordance with Section 12 of the Communications Act 2002. The purpose of the Consumer Panel is to advise us on developments, innovations and areas of consumer concern which are relevant to the three main areas of ComReg\u2019s consumer policy:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0maximising consumer welfare,
\n\u2022\u00a0protecting consumers, and
\n\u2022\u00a0raising consumer awareness.<\/p>\n

The Consumer Advisory Panel consists of four members appointed by the Commission. In appointing the members, the Commission has tried to ensure that the members have knowledge or experience of the telecommunications industry. The Consumer Advisory Panel meets approximately three times a year.<\/p>\n

The Consumer Advisory Panel is responsible for highlighting issues that will assist our understanding of consumers concerns about the communications industry. The Panel advises us in open discussions – while not forgetting the confidentiality that may surround certain issues. The Panel is an added source of information for us. However, it is not our sole source of consumer advice and input as we have within our own resources the ability to identify consumer interests when making regulatory decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Main Functions of the Consumer Advisory Panel are:<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u2022\u00a0To help our decision making by raising specific issues of consumer concern,
\n\u2022\u00a0To provide open and independent advice to us on a diverse range of issues that arise in the communications industry,
\n\u2022\u00a0To give advice on how our activities are affecting consumers,
\n\u2022\u00a0To highlight the importance of engaging with residential consumers and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs),
\n\u2022\u00a0To make collective recommendations and suggestions to us on current consumer concerns, and
\n\u2022\u00a0To advise us on consumer interests in the markets regulated by ComReg.<\/p>\n

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Current Membership of the Consumer Advisory Panel<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u2022\u00a0Dermot Jewell – Chief Executive of the Consumers Association of Ireland
\n\u2022\u00a0Mark O’Mahoney, Director of Policy and Communications, Chamber of Commerce of Ireland
\n\u2022\u00a0Donal Rice, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Advisor,\u00a0 National Disability Authority (NDA)<\/p>\n

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