Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-26
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

I respectfully ask the Taoiseach whether he or the Government can do anything about the excessive cost of diesel, fuel and petrol at the pumps, and the price of kerosene for people in their homes. We see now that the price per litre of diesel has gone over €1.80 and it is much around the same for petrol. The price of diesel has actually gone higher than petrol at many pumps. The make-up of the tax in the price is €1.15 and it is €1.05 for diesel. Carbon tax accounts for 16.35 cent of the price of petrol and 18.74 cent for the price of diesel. I also learned, and people have got to know this week, that 1,000 litres of home heating oil in the South of Ireland cost €1,000 whereas in the North of Ireland, it costs just €700. Can the Taoiseach do something about it? People cannot sustain it.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-26