Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy smiles and she is right. While a tax on turnover may be somewhat onerous, the figures that have been suggested to me for a contribution in comparison to what is bet bear no resemblance whatsoever. That is just not acceptable and we must be realistic. It is in the interests of the industry to work with this and come up with a solution. Some members of the industry are coming to see me today, and I will be interested to hear whether they have an updated position.

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