Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely.

Amendment No. 1 would do away with the tour requirement. Even though we would probably win the vote, I am prepared not to push it in the interests of consensus and harmony and the hope the Minister will see sanity and allow off-sales to proceed without the tour requirement and the premises to stay open until 7 p.m. rather than 6 p.m. The earlier time is ridiculous, but we can debate that point later. We are being reasonable. We do not believe microbreweries will be any threat to Diageo, other large breweries or pubs. The amendment would help small industry.

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