Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ms Angela Robinson:

Regarding the question about committees and approval, the committee gives approval. Regarding fees, the consent of the Minister and of the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform is required. We referred to a new community that had to be established. I might have mentioned that the Minister is involved in the approval. It is the board of the new office that appoints the committee. Only the fees aspect must be approved by the Minister and by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I just wished to clarify that point. In other words, it is open to the board to appoint the committee members.