Dan Boyle (Green Party)

It would be useful to engage in a debate on pricing and the difference between prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Some of us attended the Mitchell conference in Belfast last week and I encountered one notable discrepancy in prices, namely, that charged in respect of The Irish Times. North of the Border, that newspaper costs £1 sterling. Under current exchange rates, this amounts to €1.20, which is a full 65 cent less than people in the Republic are obliged to pay for The Irish Times. These discrepancies in pricing appear to work both ways. It would be a good use of the House's time to debate this matter.