Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I will try to be brief. The Minister mentioned the special share. What was the purpose of that? Was it merely window dressing to justify the decision in the first place to sell a profitable public company?

Given that Deputy Nolan called Greencore mercenaries, and others have made similar allegations about conspiracies, does the Minister accept that the whole saga of the closure not only of Mallow, but also of Carlow, and the involvement of property speculators in that company at key points prior to closure decisions being taken needs a fuller and more detailed investigation than the time that was given to it today?

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