Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I urge the Minister to reach a compromise between Deputy Clare Daly's amendment and Deputy Alan Kelly's amendment. I accept there are three amendments in the group. We need to be understanding of the specialised nature of the beer involved. The fellow who goes to the pub every night is not drinking this type of beer every night of the week. As Deputy Danny Healy-Rae said, they are basically two different set-ups. The anomaly Deputy Wallace pointed out in the case of a person going in for a six-pack every week must be addressed. It is nearly a laugh the way it is structured currently. We need to compromise along the lines proposed by Deputy Clare Daly and Deputy Kelly in order to solve the issue so that people can do a tour and stay for a drink. Craft beer is specialised. People will have it with a meal, rather than drinking 20 pints of it.

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