Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 5/2026

Agri-Food Regulator (Amendment) Bill 2026

Business & Regulation Agriculture & Food

Sponsor: Jennifer Whitmore
Introduced: 20 Jan 2026
Last updated: 21 Jan 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Gives the Agri-Food Regulator power to request price, margin, and financial data from agricultural and food businesses to increase market transparency.
Allows the regulator to access supply chain business information to protect consumers and monitor fair trading practices.
Amends existing regulator powers; specific enforcement mechanisms and data-sharing limits not detailed in long title.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

20 Jan 2026
Second Stage 34th Dáil

20 Jan 2026