Mr. Gerard Moran:

In the main that is true, although in one or two cases there may have been an illegal product and they may be prosecuted. I cannot rule that out but in the main the Deputy can take it that the filling stations were closed for breaches of licensing conditions. Our strategy has been to put in place a system of controls so that we have integrity in the supply chain, and that is what we do. In order to have that, all the suppliers in the supply chain and everybody in the industry has to play by the rules.

We seek to identify where there is a failure to comply with the rules and where that is happening we withdraw the licence and revoke it. That is where the closures come from.