Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We had a long discussion on this on Committee Stage. There is no sense in us introducing this legislation and restricting its impact to the very biggest of multinational companies. The Minister has spoken today about the difficulties that lie in the relationships between very small - in many cases independent - producers and large multiples. The Bill goes some way to dealing with that, although there are issues we will discuss later. If we restrict the turnover to €50 million, many people will be protected from this legislation. Its potential benefits will be considerably weakened with such a high turnover figure.

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