Returns filed by lobbyists under new legislation show various body trying to influence policy as the Grocery Regulations due to organise fair practices in the chain between food producers, processors and retailers remain to be finalised.
The IFA’s horticultural committee declared three different lobbying actions between September and December in this area, including one meeting and several phone calls with the minister for jobs, enterprise and innovation, Richard Bruton. The stated objective was to obtain a commitment on the introduction of grocery regulations, a ban on below-cost selling and the establishment of a working group to look at below-cost selling.
Address the dominance of retailers in the food supply chain
The IFA also met several times with Fianna Fáil spokesman on agriculture Éamon Ó Cuív to discuss these issues and its Brussels office was in email contact with European Parliament vice-president Mairead McGuinness to lobby for “EU legislation to prevent unfair trading practices in the food supply chain” and “address the dominance of retailers in the food supply chain”.
The Horticulture Industry Forum, too, wrote to minister of state Tom Hayes on issues including measures against below-cost selling.
Ibec and Tesco
Processors were active too, with Ibec’s food and drink industry group reporting emails and a meeting with the Department of Agriculture’s special advisor Áine Kilroy on issues including implementation of grocery sector regulations.
Among the main supermarket operators in Ireland, only Tesco filed a lobbying return, declaring a phone call to the secretary general of the department of jobs, enterprise and innovation seeking “clarification on the timing of the new grocery regulations”.
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150 agriculture-related actions recorded by lobbyists
Lobbying on livestock issues
Farmers to register political meetings from 1 September
New lobbying rules “add bureaucracy”, say farm organisations
Returns filed by lobbyists under new legislation show various body trying to influence policy as the Grocery Regulations due to organise fair practices in the chain between food producers, processors and retailers remain to be finalised.
The IFA’s horticultural committee declared three different lobbying actions between September and December in this area, including one meeting and several phone calls with the minister for jobs, enterprise and innovation, Richard Bruton. The stated objective was to obtain a commitment on the introduction of grocery regulations, a ban on below-cost selling and the establishment of a working group to look at below-cost selling.
Address the dominance of retailers in the food supply chain
The IFA also met several times with Fianna Fáil spokesman on agriculture Éamon Ó Cuív to discuss these issues and its Brussels office was in email contact with European Parliament vice-president Mairead McGuinness to lobby for “EU legislation to prevent unfair trading practices in the food supply chain” and “address the dominance of retailers in the food supply chain”.
The Horticulture Industry Forum, too, wrote to minister of state Tom Hayes on issues including measures against below-cost selling.
Ibec and Tesco
Processors were active too, with Ibec’s food and drink industry group reporting emails and a meeting with the Department of Agriculture’s special advisor Áine Kilroy on issues including implementation of grocery sector regulations.
Among the main supermarket operators in Ireland, only Tesco filed a lobbying return, declaring a phone call to the secretary general of the department of jobs, enterprise and innovation seeking “clarification on the timing of the new grocery regulations”.
Read more
150 agriculture-related actions recorded by lobbyists
Lobbying on livestock issues
Farmers to register political meetings from 1 September
New lobbying rules “add bureaucracy”, say farm organisations
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