Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Actually, it has not been doing it since last July. The first I heard about Quinn Direct taking over was in the House last Wednesday. It only came into the equation a few days before that, as I understand it. I did not know of its interest until last Wednesday. I have no brief for Quinn Direct which employs 6,500 people. I do not know if it is right for Deputy Higgins to feel it necessary to describe a company which employs 6,500 people in the economy as the beast at the trough, or the wolf at the trough. It is disrespectful to describe the company, for which I have no brief, in such a manner.

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