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
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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On that, the time limit for instituting proceedings is two years. It seems to be fairly short. We have a number of submissions that have advocated for three years. It appears to be an incredibly tight timeframe for proceedings to be brought within two years from the date of the alleged commission of the offence. Considering that this is a body that has to carry out a piece of work, make a determination and follow through, that could make it incredibly tight in legal terms.