James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

The Minister has misconstrued what I am attempting to do. The amendment does not seek to allow a company to put a product on the market for 24 hours. We want the period reduced to four or five days for the simple reason that under another part of the legislation no other company can offer the product for the 31 day lead-in time availed of by the first company. That is the problem with this section, as I interpret it. The amendment seeks to afford more rather than less competition and does not seek to promote sharp practice such as that suggested by the Minister.

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