An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2025-11-12
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Maria Byrne (FG), Agricultural Panel

As we are heading into the Christmas season and people are beginning to look at shopping and so on, a number of online scams are going on. I know that Sergeant O'Halloran, a local sergeant in Limerick community policing, was advising people not to click into apps, or if they were asked for bank account details or other details, not to click into it. Many of these are scams.
As we head into the season of Christmas shopping, I encourage people to shop locally. Many small businesses are feeling the pinch. While some of them are doing well, others are finding it difficult. In terms of job creation and keeping and sustaining jobs, we need to shop local and support local. Many small SMEs out there have so many quality goods on offer, be it Irish goods or local goods. It is about keeping the person employed in their position. It is something that we should encourage across the country.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-12