Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To touch on that point, and also on the question raised by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, I am bringing in this legislation to ensure there is fairness, oversight and transparency in the food supply chain, and to be able to give that confidence to farmers, as well as the practical effect that there is fairness in the food supply chain. That is what this food regulator legislation and setting up this office is about.

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