Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I am coming to legislation. The Tánaiste, who has a critical role in this matter and represents the Donegal south-west constituency, said that every euro spent in one's local community is a stake in that community. Earlier this year, she said that if things did not change concerning cross-Border shopping - with the flight of people to the North to do their shopping - she would take action, including new initiatives. As she rightly said, people have a choice either to spend money in their local communities on this side of the Border, or leave that money with Her Majesty's government.

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