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. Tim Cullinan:
This is about the food chain and protection. If something is not done in a number of sectors, those sectors will not be there. Considerable money is being spent as we speak. Currently, Bord Bia is doing promotion on its quality assurance logo across all sectors. If we do not deal with this properly, the consumer will not be able to pick up an Irish cabbage, packet of rashers or even a pint of milk. The timelines are critically important. When will this happen? The Minister said he would bring this to the floor of the Dáil before the summer recess. We are here now. It is not there.