Finance Bill 2026: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-02
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Robert Troy (FF), Longford-Westmeath

I thank all Senators for their contributions. We can all agree on one issue, which is that there are high energy costs and we had to make interventions to ensure we could mitigate the most severe impacts of those costs. I will go back and maybe answer some of the questions that were raised. People are talking about increasing excise duty but it is a restoring of excise duty. This was a temporary measure and I suppose the unfortunate thing is when you introduce a temporary measure some members of the Opposition then begin to claim it as a permanent measure.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-02