John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24927/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department established An Rialálaí Agraibhia (the Agri-Food Regulator) on the 13 December 2023 under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023.

An Rialálaí Agraibhia promotes fairness and transparency in the agri-food supply chain. The agency’s statutory remit and focus is on business to business relationships within the supply chain ensuring the compliance with, and enforcement of unfair trading laws.

Funding for An Rialálaí Agraibhia in 2023/24 was €1,484,428.53. The allocated budget for 2025 is €1,960,000.00