Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for keeping the witnesses waiting. We are running behind time and the voting period did not help.

I welcome Mr. Joe Healy, chairperson designate of An Rialálaí Agraibhia, and wish him the best in his new appointment. He is accompanied by Ms Niamh Lenehan, CEO designate of An Rialálaí Agraibhia. She is very welcome to the meeting.

Five minutes will be allowed for the opening statement, after which we will proceed to a question-and-answer session. As I said, the committee wishes Mr. Healy the very best of luck. The establishment of An Rialálaí Agraibhia has been long awaited and we have great expectations of what it can deliver with regard to bringing transparency to the food chain.