Because they have a direct impact on the degree to which public enforcement acts as a deterrent, penalties for infringements of consumer law represent an important part of the enforcement system.
Is cuid thábhachtach den chóras forfheidhmiúcháin pionóis mar gheall ar sháruithe ar dhlí na dtomhaltóirí toisc go mbíonn tionchar díreach acu ar leibhéal an díspreagtha a chuirtear i bhfeidhm tríd an bhforfheidhmiú poiblí.