Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I put the issue of costs and margins to the representatives of Retail Ireland who appeared last week. They said there may be an issue in the context of company law with making profit margins publicly available. The Minister stated that the key role is to examine and shine a light on the supply chain, as well as to assess where the market is at and check back on that. As Mr. Keane stated, competition law is a matter for the CCPC. The committee has been told that the investigations will be able to uncover any details needed to prove suspected wrongdoing. Are the witnesses satisfied that will be the case? The INHFA has stated that all input costs for farmers and other primary producers, including fixed costs and insurance, need to be taken into account. That is a question for both organisations.