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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)
Charlie McConalogue: It will have in terms of the unfair trading practices that are listed.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: There is also broader capacity. There is a legal requirement to collate that information but there is broader capacity for it to commission reports outside of that and seek further information. One of the key capacities here is going to be the proactive capacity to assess what is going on in the market. One of the legal requirements as a starting point is to be an authoritative collector...
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: The next item, Head 9(1)(d), requires it to publish regular analysis and reports on price and market information or contingency issues in regard to the agricultural and food supply chain. The next point provides for the powers and functions to conduct and commission research studies and surveys.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: It makes it a legal requirement to do that very point but it has much broader capacity than 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)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: It will be through the Public Appointments Service. There will be two primary producers.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: There is no point unless there is another one called.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: We had better go over so. I do not have a pairing arrangement.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: There is a legal obligation that two members must be primary producers. This legal obligation is specified in the proposed legislation. Ms Robinson will clarify a further point.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: The board is open to remuneration, and it is expected that will be in line with similar boards. This is all to be decided. Most State boards do not pay a whole lot, but there is recompense in respect of what is involved for the members.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: The proposed Bill is silent on this matter.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: The proposed Bill is silent on the number of meetings.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: The Minister will have a role. It will be important that the committee meets regularly, functions and carries out its legal obligations under this proposed legislation. Regarding the role of the board, we have the executive, the CEO and the staff, but they report to the board. It does governance. Similar to every board in respect of which there are legal implications, it will be important...
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: What head are we on?
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: This proposed legislation makes it a legal requirement for the chair or the CEO to attend the committee if they are requested to do so at any stage.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: We could amend the text to specifically refer to this committee. The current wording makes it a specific legal requirement for the CEO, if asked, to appear before any Oireachtas committee, including this one. The person concerned cannot baulk at attending. The law mandates that he or she must turn up and attend such meetings. Therefore, the legal provision is there. We could specify one...
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: We can consider that. We will have to work out a legal text as well to change any names.
- 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)
Charlie McConalogue: There will be no levy on farmers. The proposed legislation has the capacity to enable the Minister in future, by regulation, should he or she decide, to apply a levy to processors and to those for whom the UTP aspects would apply, but not on the farmers.