Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

We saw what happened following the changeover from Telecom Éireann to Eircom. As Deputy Martin Ferris noted, pure profiteering has left the service in such a state of neglect that it is in complete disarray. Having studied the profiteering that milked millions of euro from Eircom, I am genuinely worried about the watering down of all that we cherish so dearly. Our experience has taught us a tough lesson about profiteering, which is why I dearly value our network of post offices and delivery services. That is the reason I see danger in this legislation. I bring forward my amendment because I do not support the Bill, as it stands. If we cannot learn from our mistakes, we will become very poor indeed.

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