Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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This is an issue that many families are discussing. They want to understand why the State would not intervene to set prices. There are potentially significant negative consequences by making that kind of intervention, which the Government has been warned against by the expert body that has examined this issue. That is why we are not going down that road for now, and that is not a road that we want to go down. Let us allow the forum to take its course today and see if there is a change and prices start moving in the right direction. We will have plenty of other opportunities to discuss options if that approach is not working.