The junior minister has his sights firmly set on the big hitters in the grocery business
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Of course, as a seasoned frontrow prop the TD for Dublin Rathdown will have heard all about the practice of gouging. For a change Taoiseach Leo Varadkar did not dispute her level of stagger, disappointed that living costs remained high when inflation was slowing down. He indicated his Government would not oppose a Sinn Féin motion on cutting food prices and investigating “possible price gouging” by supermarkets.
Ivana Bacik was glad the Government is not opposing Sinn Féin’s cost-of-living motion. And is there any chance the Taoiseach might come into the Dáil next week to report on how big Neale got on with the Retail Forum? A blow-by-blow account would be most welcome. Richmond stepped in to answer and explained that he meets workers’ representatives every week and he has been discussing the rights of retail workers with their union. Not only that but Coveney engages with them too.
At this crunch summit with the Retail Forum would the Government ask the retail giants “to finally come clean about their profits here?”Neale is very much “looking forward” to the meeting. There will be a “frank exchange”.
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