David Norris (Independent)

It is not just due to that. The Competition Act should be scrapped. It has not served the country well, just as the abolition of the groceries order did not. I also warned against the abolition of the groceries order and look at the result of that. There must be independent arbitration but we must ensure that small, family run pharmacies in local areas stay in business. We have seen the post offices wiped out in rural areas and the Garda stations replaced by a telephone device. If the local pharmacists are destroyed, will anybody be surprised at a flight from the land? However, there is an argument for cutting some margins in line with the margins in other European countries.