Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I have just come from a very lively protest at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. This protest was called by shop workers who are protesting against the imposition of car-parking charges for staff. These charges will be up to €600 per year. The staff feel aggrieved about this, given all of their hours and years of hard work at the shopping centre.

To add insult to injury, yesterday Liffey Valley Shopping Centre announced that customers will be free for one month if they register their details, yet the staff who make all the profits for the shopping centre are charged €2.50 and more per day. Does the Taoiseach think this is fair in light of the National Transport Authority's proposal that it would have walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure in place, yet it has not? It is months away. It is an absolute disgrace that during a cost-of-living crisis, workers are paying to go to work.

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