Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Some months ago the Taoiseach indicated that the Tánaiste would talk to the National Consumer Agency about the issue of price reductions in respect of sterling being passed on to consumers in the Republic. We were to get a report back to the Dáil. Since then the situation has become even worse. I am sure the Tánaiste is aware that in her constituency in Donegal people are streaming across the Border to buy their Christmas shopping in Derry and other parts of the North because in the Republic, never mind the 6.5% VAT differential, we also have a continuing situation where retailers and chains are not——

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