Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion

Mr. Se?n Murphy:

-----that had more than €50 million in worldwide turnover. That was just one aspect of the supply chain. The UTP directive has many links along the supply chain, with many more actors and stakeholders involved. It is difficult to answer the Senator's question at this time. We can offer observations on the inputs required from us in terms of administering the grocery good regulations but this will be an expanded field with more suppliers and different complexities. Members will have noticed there are graded steps in terms of the relationships between turnovers. The office will probably have to decide where its priorities lie in terms of where its initial focus will be. There is a body of work there but I am not in a position to state that it will require X full-time equivalents to carry out the functions. There is a significant amount of work involved.

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