Mr. Jimmy Redmond:

To respond to Senator Reilly's comment on multiples being cheaper and having to travel out of town to them, I do not have a problem with that. I am a small shopkeeper, as are my members and those of the other associations represented, and we are all community based. The problem we have is with low cost selling and the ability to claim back VAT because as this creates an unfair advantage of which our customers and members of the public are often not aware.

From our side, yes, we would love the groceries order to return. I would love a ban on selling at below invoice cost. It would help our trade greatly. It would also help the mixed traders who operate in euro.