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Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Peadar Tóibín · Aontú
- Introduced
- 15 Sep 2020
- Last updated
- 28 Feb 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister can set minimum beef prices that buyers must pay farmers; temporary power subject to Oireachtas resolution renewal.
- Repeals the '30-month rule' that restricted sale of cattle over 30 months old, originally imposed due to BSE crisis.
- Aims to improve farmer sustainability by ensuring equitable beef pricing and removing age-based market restrictions on cattle sales.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil15 Sep 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil15 Sep 2020
Debates
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