asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the price of milk in the period February, 1974, to February, 1975.
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Price Increases.
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asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the price of bread in the period February, 1974, to February, 1975.
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asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the price of butter in the period of February, 1974, to February, 1975.
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asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the price of sugar in the period February, 1974, to February, 1975.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4 together.
The percentage increases between mid-February, 1974, and mid-February, 1975, in the average retail prices for the items specified as determined from the prices collected in the corresponding consumer price index inquiries were: Bread, 46.1 per cent; Butter, 47.3 per cent; Milk, 36.4 per cent; Sugar, 51.1 per cent.
(Dublin Central): Will the Parliamentary Secretary not agree that the increases in social welfare benefits have not kept pace with the increases in the cost of living?
I have no opinion on that matter. I have only given the figures with regard to these questions.