Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before I go back to the witnesses I have a couple of brief questions. Deputies Cahill and Penrose referred to the primary producers and the difficulties they have experienced over the last couple of years. What kind of engagement has the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission had with the primary producers? I believe they have been the victims in this regard for many years. They have been very slow about putting their hands or their heads up for the obvious reason. Have the witnesses seen any improvement in that since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission came into existence? What engagement has the commission had with the large multiples, which would be seen on the other side of the fence as the "aggressor"? Perhaps the witnesses could tease that out for us as they go on.