Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Groceries Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
10:00 am
Mr. Donald Mackay:
That would place all of the burden back on us in creating the entire code of practice. We are not going to be in a position to do that. However, we have consistently pointed out where it is going to struggle to deliver that to which the Deputy refers, namely, a system which will allow others to come forward. There is legislation already in place under which individuals are allowed to come forward and express their concerns when wrongdoing occurs. However, that legislation is not being used. People do not seem to be willing to identify themselves as the individuals who are being mistreated and we are not clear on how a code of practice will make them more willing. That is the current position. Someone will need to come forward in the new situation or else the difficulty will arise again.
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