Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One question was asked about the producer organisations, POs, in the first round that should also be addressed.

Deputy Ó Cuív alluded to the fact that we did not come to a conclusion on the own-brand issue. Some of the smaller processors have indicated that own-brands have a role to play. That is not in fruit and vegetables obviously, but mainly in secondary processed foods. However, their overuse creates a masking effect. That is why we did not want to make a recommendation. We addressed the matter in a full paragraph in page 21 of our report, which stated, "The committee considers that own-brand products give too much power to the retailer and make it too easy for them to substitute".