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. John Enright:

Two years seems like a long time but if a business is under pressure and certain things happen, people have priorities at particular times. If an issue arises among members who we deal on various issues, since this is new legislation, they may not be aware of legislation. They might meet us at a meeting or the ploughing championships. We would then make them aware of the legislation. Other provisions have a six-year period, which we believe is more than reasonable. This is new legislation. People do their best at businesses. They may not be aware of the legislation. While two years might seem like a long period, we think it is fairly short. Six years would be more than fair.