asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce when he proposes to abolish bulk buying of tea, and to permit importers to buy tea, from sources other than Tea Importers, Limited.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tea—Abolition of Bulk Buying.
As indicated by the Tánaiste in the debate in Dáil Éireann on the 3rd April, 1952 (Dáil Debates, Volume 130, No. 9, columns 1302-3), it is considered necessary to maintain for the present the bulk buying of tea by Tea Importers, Limited.