Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The final Bill has been approved by the Government and will now be introduced in the Dáil. Last June, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine met with the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine for pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the agricultural and food supply chain Bill 2022. That general scheme was approved by Government in March. The Minister met with the committee, which subsequently met with other stakeholders on two separate occasions in July. The agrifood regulator that will be established under the Bill will be an office with real teeth and will be a strong advocate for farmers, fishers and all food producers. It will shine a light on the sector to help improve the position of the primary producer, will bring about greater transparency and fairness and will enforce those principles for agrifood suppliers.

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