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

Fáilte roimh gach duine from the Banner. We also have people here from Indiana in the US and others. They are very welcome.

I have made the case to the Taoiseach – I hope he has heard what I am saying – that a meeting with the sector, while welcome, is not enough in and of itself. A message to the sector asking it to bring costs down is welcome but that equally is not enough. The message must be that if the sector does not act, the Government will. I have asked the Taoiseach to set out what the Government will do to ensure enforcement because that is the only thing that will make a difference in the end for families and workers whose hearts are put crossways week on week by the cost of their shopping at the supermarket till. Can I put the question to the Taoiseach again? He has said he will not entertain price controls. Could he tell me what he will entertain because it will not be sufficient for the Government simply to meet this sector and ask for price reductions? There have to be some measures for enforcement. Could the Taoiseach set out clearly for the House what that enforcement will look like?

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