Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

Shelf space means availability for people's products. If that is reduced or they are pushed into the background, it means some people will go out of business. Does the Tánaiste agree with that? Strong companies will wipe out many of the weak ones. Is the Tánaiste aware that some major Irish products are no longer finding shelf space? Is she also aware that there is a strike ballot at Tesco and that the company is reducing people's working week by nine or ten hours? They are also talking about cutting out the Christmas bonus for those workers. How much more profit does Tesco want to make from ordinary workers, some of whom will find it very hard to pay their mortgages or car loans? I have met those workers who are not even allowed to speak to the media.

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