Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We must get this right. The IFA is telling us that if it is to believe in the regulator, it must have the core interests of farmers at heart. Farmers must have faith in the office. It is as simple as that. The costs they incur in production must be collated and reflected in the annual reports. If the regulator is to be of any use, such an amendment is necessary. Let us make sure the regulator is right from the word go rather than going back over it again.