Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Cormac Healy:
The Deputy has put his finger on a key issue for the agrifood sector, which is that food is undervalued. There is a constant pressure on the price that is achievable and the margin, which often leads us to conflict with our primary producers and also raw material suppliers. Legislation on below-cost selling was done away with some years ago. That is something we think was a retrograde step. There is new legislation on unfair trading practices to be brought into play, which we welcome. In the meantime, we can continue to produce the best product that secures the best customer, and equally and importantly, to continue to drive market access for Irish products so that alternatives and options are available from a customer base perspective.
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