Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that because I am not being alarmist. Ten shops have closed because of this measure that the Government introduced, three in my own constituency Edgeworthstown, Athlone and Rochfortbridge. They were all small family businesses which had no option but to close their doors. The Minister is now saying that he will look into this, on foot of what I have asked him to do, to accelerate the publication, and hopefully, take on board what the industry is saying, because in fairness it has offered an alternative. It is not looking to have this reversed with no alternative in place. It has proposed an alternative that will give the Minister more than what he hoped his measure would introduce.

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