Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Another issue will flow from it. Potentially the question is whether it is one, five or 50 and I simply do not know how many people will be able to present and say they had a verbal contract with the supplier for 1 January. We have come as far as we can and I do not consider that it will go any further.

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