Kathryn Reilly (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 9:

In page 86, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:"(a) subject to a grocery goods undertaking choosing to enter into a contract, relevant grocery goods undertaking shall have a contract with a grocery goods undertaking for the sale or supply of grocery goods,".

This legislation presents an opportunity to address some of the imbalances in terms of negotiating power that exist in the supply chain. Providing for a mandatory contract, which gives the supplier the choice to opt out, is one way we can address this issue.