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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Consumer protection

How often Consumer protection comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

OL Asked on 4 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Consumer protection, Higher Level(9 marks)

Quick ones on Consumer protection.

(a)State body that enforces consumer protection law in Ireland?
  1. The Central Statistics Office, which monitors prices
  2. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
  3. The Health Service Executive (HSE)
(b)Low-cost court route for a consumer with a small claim against a trader in Ireland?
  1. An appeal to the Ombudsman for Children
  2. A High Court action
  3. The Small Claims procedure in the District Court
(c)Body that deals with complaints about misleading advertisements in Ireland?
  1. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland
  2. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB)
  3. The Data Protection Commission, which guards privacy
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(a) The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

(b) The Small Claims procedure in the District Court

(c) The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Consumer protection.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024A11, Q4
2023Not asked
2022A11
2021A14
2019A9
2018Not asked
2017A12
2016Q4

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Consumer protection, 2 marks

Regulator that deals with complaints about phone and broadband providers?

  1. The CRU
  2. The FSAI
  3. ComReg
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ComReg

ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, regulates telecoms and postal services and handles unresolved consumer complaints.

Consumer protection, 3 marks

Main role of the European Consumer Centre in Ireland?

  1. Testing all toys sold in Ireland for safety
  2. Helping with complaints about traders elsewhere in the EU
  3. Setting the maximum prices of goods sold in EU shops
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Helping with complaints about traders elsewhere in the EU

The ECC gives free help to consumers with disputes involving a trader based in another EU country, Norway or Iceland.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q4
2025Not asked
2024Q4
2023Not asked
2022C4
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Q4
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Consumer protection, 2 marks

Which body enforces consumer protection law in Ireland?

  1. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)
  2. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB)
  3. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

The CCPC gives consumers information and takes action against traders who break consumer law.

Consumer protection, 3 marks

Where can a small consumer dispute be taken cheaply?

  1. The local Garda station, by making a statement
  2. The Small Claims procedure in the District Court
  3. The High Court, represented by a solicitor and barrister
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The Small Claims procedure in the District Court

A small claim is made online for a low fee and no solicitor is needed, which keeps the cost down for the consumer.

Consumer protection, 2 marks

Who deals with complaints about a misleading advertisement?

  1. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland
  2. The local county or city council
  3. An Post, which delivers advertising leaflets
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The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland

The ASAI runs a code that advertisers agree to follow, and it can order an advertisement to be changed or withdrawn.

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