Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Retail is one of the forgotten sectors of the economy, although it has probably suffered the most outside of construction in recent years. It has lost approximately 50,000 jobs recently and representative organisations state those in another 30,000 are clinging on by their finger tips. We are seeing a radical reorientation of people's spending patterns from the shop to online purchasing and my concern is that 75% of the business is going abroad. The Government must have a clear strategy to ensure Irish retailers start to use the service.

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