Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I can relay to the Deputy what has been relayed to me by the CCPC. It has reviewed the beef sector and following an extensive review and assessment of all the information it gathered, the CCPC announced in June 2020 that there was insufficient evidence of a breach of competition law to warrant taking any further action at that time. It stated that it would not launch an investigation into the reported practice in the beef sector.

One of the first bodies I met on being appointed Minister of State in this Department was the CCPC. One of the first questions I asked its representatives was about their attitudes to, and concerns about, the beef sector. They forwarded me a report, which I have read and am happy to forward to the Deputy. I am happy to go back to them again, based on the question that the Deputy has asked. If he has specific information that can help the CCPC, I am also happy to relay that to them.

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