Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister's quandary. The Opposition will always clip the ear of a government that does engage in proper consultation. As there is no doubt of that, we cannot give out to the Minister for not seeking consultation.

The key point is that the term "a grocery store" does not meet the current market realities. In the current market, grocery stores, and shops in general, have broadened out considerably and are morphing all the time. If we hang this legislation on the right to make sure nobody abuses player or buyer power, then the logic would be that suppliers of garden plants should be protected in this way. I think we would lose a significant opportunity if the current Oireachtas does not seek to protect those suppliers.