Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have no doubt that Deputy Carthy likes to put forward the narrative that this would be the case in the future. As I have said to him in response to numerous questions, as the Minister I will be respecting everyone in the food supply chain and all stakeholders, and in particular the primacy of the primary producers who have not had a fair crack in relation to transparency or the margins they get, and will be doing the best in that regard.

We must respect everyone, but we also must hold everyone to account. That has been my form up to now, and with three Ministers of State also working in the Department, this will be our form. No doubt Deputy Carthy will try to paint it as otherwise on occasion but-----

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