Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I want this issue to be raised with the Minister. On Arthur's Day we can think of a worker called Joe, who has worked in the brewery for 35 years and wanted to take early retirement. He is now being shown the door with nothing in comparison to what was offered three years ago. In the early years of the State, Guinness may have had to pay Civil Service wages, and it was a good company with a great relationship with this country. The Diageo corporation, although it has its European headquarters in Dublin, has no Irish person on its board and no interest in the country. Today, Arthur's Day is a fraud and a black day for workers.