Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to bring awareness to the campaign by hairdressers throughout the length and breadth of Ireland to keep the VAT rate for their services at 9%. It is an issue nationally. If one looks at west Cork, one sees a perfect example of how a change in the VAT rate will negatively impact the industry. There is a healthy number of excellent hairdressers throughout west Cork and they play such an important role. As the Taoiseach may well know, west Cork is the wedding capital of Ireland and hairdressers play such an important part in that whole package. Unfortunately, an increase in VAT will impact the viability of these hairdressers. It is also safe to say we all want more affordable haircuts. It is something that should be revisited.

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