Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is disappointing that the Minister has shown so little respect for the committee, although this is not the first time it has happened - so much for new politics. The idea of a cross-party consensus on legislation must be positive. With the exception of the Minister, just about everyone at the committee was on the same wavelength about facilitating microbreweries to grow. In the light of the notion that the Minister is prepared to fight lock, stock and barrel for Diageo, I could be forgiven for suspecting that he has shares in the company.

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