Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

They are the facts. Similarly, for small businesses, they were 3% below the eurozone average. The figures relate to the second half of 2009 and will change again. Our position improved further in the first half of this year. As in 2009, we tended to see greater reductions than other eurozone countries. Each category changes, as there is a complex pricing mechanism. However, the cost to small Irish businesses was 3% below the eurozone average. For the average Irish household, it was 2% below the eurozone average.