Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The prices are growing at such a rate that people expect the Taoiseach to stretch himself and to stretch our European partners and to act in what is a crisis situation. By the way, we have been on to the Taoiseach since last September about talking to the Commission about VAT. He has not done that so he should not cry now. He should tell us how he can get these prices down and keep them down. Half measures will not work.

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