Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will be as brief as possible. I am glad the Minister, Deputy McGrath, mentioned transport as well because we saw in Spain this week that they have cut their public transport by half. Train journeys of less than 300 km are now free of charge. Would the Minister consider this at any point here? I know he may say it is up to each Department but for those that are really struggling currently, it might be something to think about down the road. I will finish on this last point. We have seen in Poland what is called an anti-inflation shied where VAT has been cut to 0% on food, gas and fertilisers, to 5% on electricity and heat, and to 8% on fuel. I wonder why we have not done something similar here. I am very aware of the package he is going to tell us about and while we are extremely grateful for any package, we certainly feel it is not enough. I listened to Deputy Doherty earlier and he spoke about the two months of recess and asked what was going to happen to these people struggling. We are aware of schools opening up. I wonder is there anything extra that could be added?