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

Matt Carthy: No, in terms of the question I have put to Mr. McHugh.

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

Matt Carthy: That appears to be different from the interpretation the Minister had in response to the same question last week. We might follow up on that. Will Mr. McHugh outline how the chair and the members of the CCPC board are appointed at present?

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

Matt Carthy: There are no criteria other than-----

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

Matt Carthy: The CCPC advocated in its submission that it believes the window for prosecution, for want of a better term, should be expanded from two to three years. Will Mr. McHugh indicate how strongly the CCPC feels about that and why?

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

Matt Carthy: I am conscious that others want to get in. I can come back in at the end if there is time.

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

Matt Carthy: I thank Mr. Dillon for being here. I am trying to get a sense of the context in which Retail Ireland has approached the Bill. Does the organisation accept or believe there was a need in the first place for UTP legislation as has been enacted at EU level?

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

Matt Carthy: Is it fair to say the organisation would consider its role to be to ensure the powers and scope of the new enforcement authority are limited?

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

Matt Carthy: I will ask the question in a different way. Is there any area in the powers and scope outlined in the proposed legislation we are discussing regarding the heads of the Bill where Retail Ireland sees scope or space for expansion at this time?

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

Matt Carthy: Essentially Retail Ireland's role in engaging with us and with the Bill is to limit it to within the parameters of EU law within which we are bound to operate.

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

Matt Carthy: Mr. Dillon does not believe Retail Ireland is a vested interest?

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

Matt Carthy: The office will be called the office for transparency and fairness. As a result of the legislation, as Mr. Dillon reads it, where will Retail Ireland's members as retailers be obliged to provide more transparency?

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

Matt Carthy: This is with regard to the data that will be gathered. What data will become available to the body that have not been available heretofore?

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

Matt Carthy: I have another question. I am conscious of time and that there are others who wish to speak. We could get called for a vote at any stage. Did the CCPC carry out an analysis of the prices that were being offered weekly by the various meat factories?

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

Matt Carthy: Earlier Mr. Dillon quoted a reference to publicly available data.

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

Matt Carthy: As Mr. Dillon sees it, that is with regard to data that is publicly available at present. He does not see new data being made publicly available for the use of or by the new body.

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

Matt Carthy: Retail Ireland's submission is strong on seeking assurances that what it describes as market-sensitive data will not become available to the new body.

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

Matt Carthy: Neither do I. It is one of the problems I have with it. Beef is something this committee discusses. There is the end where the farmer is selling the product, which is either at a mart or to a factory, by and large. The prices received by farmers are publicly available. When I go into my retailer and purchase the product the prices are publicly available. The difficulty is everywhere...

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

Matt Carthy: Does Retail Ireland have a difficulty with this in respect of mince?

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

Matt Carthy: Would Retail Ireland have an objection if there were transparency obligations in respect of meat cuts?

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

Matt Carthy: For clarity, we are engaging with the Bill to see whether the committee might propose amendments to expand it. It is in this context I am asking the question. Beyond meat cuts, if we are speaking about fresh food products and having transparency along the supply chain, would Retail Ireland have a difficulty with it?