Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Does the Taoiseach have any proposals to ensure the Competition Authority or the National Consumer Agency do anything about this blatant exploitation of Irish shoppers and consumers? We should bear in mind that this is occurring at a time when some people in the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, IBEC, and the Construction Industry Federation are suggesting that workers, particularly those in the construction industry, should take pay cuts. Does the Government propose to do anything about this scandal?

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