An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-26
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I appreciate that prices at the pump have gone up in the past couple of weeks to in or around €1.70 or €1.80 a litre, and higher in some places. Everyone is very aware of that. Due to the price of petrol, diesel and electricity going up by so much, the Government reduced excise on petrol and diesel and VAT on electricity and gas. Of course, we will have to make a decision on that on budget day, and that will be part of the budget arithmetic.
We will not support the Sinn Féin motion because, as I understand, it stops the carbon tax. Sinn Féin is an anti-climate action party. It talks the talk but certainly will not walk the walk when it comes to climate action. Young people thinking about Sinn Féin should know that. It is an anti-European party opposed to climate action. Any tough decision that would ever have to be made when it comes to climate would not be taken by Sinn Féin.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-26