Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is what I understood its role to be. This is the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and it is very unusual for us to meet a representative body that is so fulsome in its praise of its regulatory body. For example, if we ask a farming organisation about the inspection regime of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, one can be guaranteed that harsh words will be said. That is the case across all boards. This is the first instance where a representative body has not taken the opportunity to get stuck into its regulatory body.