Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Ray Doyle:

I would contend my colleagues in the alliance are the balance to that. They are independent people actively competing with the co-ops and keeping them honest. I have no issue with the Deputy's proposition. It is balanced by the marketplace. One of our contentions is that amending the SI would allow the market to balance itself, not to keep it 75% skewed towards one operator. I have no issue with that at all.