It will be located at the Government's Backweston Campus
The formal establishment of An Rialálaí Agraibhia, the agri-food regulator, takes place today at its offices in the Government's Backweston Campus in Celbridge.
The Rialálaí will be charged with providing market analysis and transparency on business relationships between farmers, processors and powerful multiples who buy their produce, and with stopping unfair trading practices.
The establishment of the regulator fulfills a Programme for Government commitment to set up an authority to ensure fairness, equity and transparency in the food chain.
When it's fully up and running the Rialálaí will have 17 members of staff and recruitment is ongoing at the moment.
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