Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

I was about to suggest that some of the recommendations are inherently contradictory. That is why the Labour Party looked askance at some of the proposals contained in the McCarthy report. A number of those proposals, particularly that relating to the merger to which the Minister refers and which I also identified, could have serious implications. As we have discussed on previous occasions, the Competition Authority has serious work to carry out in respect of cartels, etc., and is obliged to consider what is best in that context. Does the Minister intend to deal with such matters in the context of the new legislation he intends to introduce?

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