Supports for Hauliers and Supply Chains: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-30
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Martin Kenny (SF), Sligo-Leitrim

First, we all recognise the integral part the haulage industry plays everywhere across the country. In every community around the country there are so many small haulage companies that are usually working on contracts that are very tight and for which there is tight competition. Many people in this House would understand that. When the companies get that contract they have to fulfil it. Very often, if there is any difference in what their costs are compared with what they were projected to be, they are in trouble. That is where a lot of them found themselves, which led to them going out protesting and pleading for help in recent weeks. I met many of the protestors. Farmers, hauliers and ordinary people who had no connection to any of those industries were also there saying they had to get something out of this. That is the biggest problem with the suite of measures announced by the Government. We would like to get the detail of it. While a lot of it was announced-----

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Sitting date: 2026-04-30