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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Head 42 states the office shall collect, analyse and report on price and market information in the agricultural and food sector and that it shall be published regularly. There may also be studies or analyses on the functions of the office where requested by the Minister or on the office's own initiative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Head 43: provides that the Office may engage with the Minister or another minister of the Government where it believes that it can contribute to the bringing forward of legislation. [According to the general scheme] It relies on section 9 of the Consumer Protection Act 2007. The office should keep regulations made under the Bill under review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Part 4 is on agrifood regulations. Head 44 is: an enabling provision that allows the Minister to make Regulations to provide for the more efficient application of the Act. It also provides that Regulations may be made to give effect to an act of an institution of the European Union. Part 5 is on enforcement. Head 45 provides for the appointment of authorised officers for the exercise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Head 47 provides that a judge may issue a search warrant for an authorised officer to enter a premises where there are reasonable grounds for same. Head 48 provides that an authorised officer may serve a compliance notice instructing a buyer to remedy an infringement under the Bill. This head also provides for an appeal by the buyer to the Circuit Court where a person has been issued with a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I call Deputy Martin Browne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Okay. Head 51 provides that a person such as a director, manager, secretary or any other officer of a corporation may be held responsible for the actions of the corporation where he or she is directly culpable. Head 52 sets out fines and penalties for an offence committed under the Bill. A person who commits an offence under section 29(3) is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Head 53 provides the court shall order the guilty party to pay the office's costs and expenses relating to the investigation, detection and prosecution of the offence. Head 54 provides the office will institute summary proceeding for offences. We have dealt with head 55. Part 70 deals with miscellaneous provisions. Head 56 enables the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I understand the reason. We do not want someone making free with complaints and clogging up the system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Would that be possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Head 57 provides for an annual estimate of income for certain purposes to be submitted by the office to the Minister. The general scheme explains that this head is based on section 24A of the Consumer Protection Act 2007, as inserted by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010, and relates to the Bill's following provisions providing for levies. Head 58 provides for the power to impose levies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Yes, but do not go on. I wish to deal with a matter afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I must take care of some housekeeping before we adjourn. I propose that the committee meet on Wednesday, 20 July, in three sessions. Session 1 will be on the draft technologies report, as amended, and will run from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. in private session. Members of the Joint Committee on the Environment and Climate Action will be invited. We have held two meetings with that committee....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister and his officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I do not think anyone else is indicating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I only see his office on the screen. There is no one there. I thank both sets of witnesses, including Mr. Dillon, for participating in today's meeting. The next public meeting of the committee will take place on Wednesday, 13 July, at 5.30 p.m. when the committee will continue with its prelegislative scrutiny on the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022. The witnesses for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jun 2022)

Jackie Cahill: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Apologies have been received from Senator Paul Daly. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones. The purpose of today's meeting is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the agricultural and food supply chain Bill 2022. The committee will hear from representatives of the agricultural sector. Since 28 February, the legal requirement for mask wearing in public settings no longer applies....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive opening statements. I call Deputy Carthy.