Mr. Joe Healy:

I was about to respond to what had been said about the need for a return from the marketplace and the role of farmers in supplying the food chain. We welcomed the establishment of the agricultural markets task force. We pushed the Commissioner to make sure it was worked on and that its report would be published during the year.

We had the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator, Ms Christine Tacon, speak at a seminar we organised last Wednesday week at Dublin Airport. On what the committee could do, we have highlighted the need for an independent ombudsman.