Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider fast tracking proposals to put a code of practice for the grocery industry on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17463/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014 was published on 31 March, 2014, and one of its components provides for enabling regulations to regulate certain practices in the grocery goods sector.

It will be necessary to await the enactment of the Bill before I can determine what those draft Regulations should contain. However, Part 6 of the Bill contains a comprehensive indication of the range of activities which the draft Regulations may cover. It is my intention that Regulations will be introduced as soon as practicable after the Bill is enacted.