Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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We can deal with it on Report Stage. The language used in the amendment is "may" so it does not impose any obligation for it to be shared with third parties. This will benefit all concerned. If a processor is going to the effort of engaging with the regulator on a proposed code of practice, it would make sense that the people who are intended to benefit from it would have some input before it is adopted. I will take the Minister's invitation to reflect on it before Report Stage.