Mr. John Keane:

I thank the Deputy for his question. As for competition law and whether we are happy with the CCPC's role to date, the lack of clarity that surrounds the investigation, as I said, is our biggest bugbear because we have no idea what the criteria are to meet that. We understand from contributions made at meetings of the committee that the CCPC has prosecuted people for behaviour within different supply chains and sectors, so there is precedent there and the CCPC has the powers and the authority to investigate. The gap is not only what the criteria for the CCPC are but also, as referred to in our submission, what the roles of both authorities will be and what the link between them will be. For example, a primary producer comes forward with evidence of activity within the food supply chain that it suspects may not be fair. It may fit under the UTP regulations. I am not sure I even understand that, and we have put a lot of work into it. From the point of view of the primary producers, they are going to one office to report and so forth and they find out in six months, a year or 18 months that the report is not relevant and that they have to go to a different authority. It needs to be ensured both authorities or statutory bodies report to one another and speak to one another. To make the requirements for investigations publicly available would be hugely beneficial to primary producers and the farm organisations and representatives in understanding what those requirements are.

Will the Deputy repeat his second question?