Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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As I said earlier, transparency was one of the big issues in the previous committee's report. Will the proposal deal with that matter in the detail required? For example, some multinationals are not currently required to outline their profit margins for the year. There is also the issue which was dealt with previously of products being used as loss leaders. We saw that a couple of Christmases ago when carrots were more or less given away to encourage customers to shop in certain supermarkets. On a regular basis, we see milk being used as a loss leader. One could go to four different multiples without finding the same price for the same litre of milk. Are those issues being dealt with in detail?