Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their statements and for being here today. Given all the harrowing information we have heard from representative organisations, such as we have heard here today, the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland's report, various media reports on workers' conditions in the industry and the fact that before this the industry was most recently associated with farmers' protests because they could not get a fair price for their produce – given all of that and more – serious questions have been raised about how the industry treats people – workers, farmers and consumers. We all deserve transparency and to know that the food we consume is produced in a fair and ethical way. I cannot imagine that many consumers feel inspired to buy produce that has come from these conditions at the moment. For all of those reasons, I have been calling for a task force to examine conditions for workers. Mr. Ennis mentioned that he had been asking for one too from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Would all the witnesses support the establishment of a task force to examine the industry and what specifically would they like examined regarding workers' conditions? I have one more question after that.