Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-19
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

I have said very clearly that we should, in the first instance, always target those most in need. I have referenced the fuel allowance as a useful vehicle that we have used in that regard, but I have also made the point that there are real challenges at the pumps. In the past, we have made interventions around excise that have been of assistance to people. We are looking at what we can do in the round across a number of Departments. What we do has to be sustainable, it has to be proportionate and it has to be time-bound, because we have gone down this road before of thinking-----

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Sitting date: 2026-03-19