Energy Policy
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-16
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Ciarán Ahern (LAB), Dublin South-West

There were any number of interventions that we felt that the Government could have made to alleviate and reduce the cost of fuel for hauliers, farmers and everyone else. It is very disappointing that the one climate-friendly measure here has been undermined, and that the Government has chosen to jettison this over other subsidies, direct payments and excise cuts. These are all measures that we want to support. Our fear here is that the Government has deferred this amount and it was scheduled to come on in May because, as it was put in the budget, the increase on home heating fuels will take place in May, after the winter heating season. It has now been deferred to the winter. The fear is over whether it will be deferred again. Is it realistic to think that the Government is going to implement it in October as people are filling up their tanks again?

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Sitting date: 2026-04-16