Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----it is a major blow to the licensed trade which is under great pressure at the moment. Below-cost selling of drink in supermarkets is causing a significant competition problem for the trade. Supermarkets are buying alcohol at a lower cost than the publicans are buying it from major suppliers such as Irish Distillers. That is a serious blow to any industry and is creating considerable difficulties. There should be a ban on below-cost selling of alcohol in supermarkets. That would ease the pressure on the industry.