Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Pat McCormack:
It is very important with supply contracts, the vast majority of which are on the milk side, that there be no penalty for primary producers if they make a complaint. That is imperative. It needs to be kept out of all contracts. It defeats the purpose if people have to sign a contract and declare they are not going to make a complaint. We need to keep an eye on those milk supply contracts as we move forward, as well as any other supply contracts, as regards the ability of the primary producer to make a consequential complaint.