Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Does the Taoiseach agree with the Minister for Finance that it was a mistake to raise VAT by 0.5%? The implication was that people assumed they would get better bargains than they actually do. Does he intend to examine the cap on retail space on this side of the Border because we must now compete with massive developments in Newry, Enniskillen and Armagh? There will be further serious economic difficulties for retailers within a 20-mile belt of the Border.

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