I have no intention of voting for this Bill because it will do irreversible damage to the fabric of rural communities. We have seen the result of the loss of rural co-operatives. The spirit of the late Canon Hayes led to the creation of small co-operatives which mushroomed into Glanbia and Dairygold with the result that wastelands have been created in the centre of our towns and villages. Trucks are on the road 24-7 and the way of life in rural Ireland has been undermined. We must try to save that because it is one of the last bastions of rural Ireland.

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