I put it to the Tánaiste, three years on, that the Government has locked thousands of people out of this scheme.

Three years on, what has the Government done to pursue the wrongdoers, the block manufacturers and the quarry manufacturers that the Attorney General told it to pursue urgently?

Answer the question about the Attorney General.

Why will you not answer the question?

You have ignored the issue again.

If we got an answer on any of the questions-----

I have asked the question twice about pursuing the wrongdoers.

On the same issue, workers and families are continuing to struggle under the cost of living crisis. In three weeks time, the Government plans to increase the price of petrol and diesel for those same families. This is the last day that we have to stop the plan for price increases on petrol and diesel. Petrol and diesel prices are way higher than they were just a few years ago and, as has been mentioned, we are bringing in more taxes on petrol and diesel than we have ever had. These price hikes are going to hit some…

We said it needed to be kept under review.

You cannot keep it under review because this is the last day. You cannot keep it under review unless you recall the Dáil.

For clarification, is the Tánaiste suggesting a recall of the Dáil in the next three weeks because today is the last day that they can stop their price hikes?

We have been very clear. We said we would keep it under review. Now is not the time to be jacking up prices.

It is almost two years since the Future of Media Commission published its report recommending the abolition of the TV licence and having a system based entirely on Exchequer funding for public service media and content. The Government has dragged its heels on this issue for far too long. In the meantime, RTÉ has lurched from crisis to crisis and public confidence has waned. It is time for a decision. Will the Minister rule out the introduction of a new household charge to be collected by the revenue as a replacemen…

I am sure the Minister will acknowledge that public trust in the national broadcaster has been shattered following crisis after crisis and scandal after scandal. We can see that reflected in the licence fee. Of those who are eligible to pay the licence fee, approximately one in three do not pay. That is how much of a drop-off we have, mostly brought on by the RTÉ scandal. The Future of Media Commission identified this is a problem in the future anyway, since fewer people will pay and with a growing population and s…

I asked the Minister a simple question and I ask for a simple answer: has he or his Department engaged with Revenue about the potential of collecting a new charge? Do not force me to put down a freedom of information request; these are questions to the Minister. This system is broken. One third of households do not pay for the TV licence and 9,000 people are dragged before the courts every year for not paying for the TV licence. The numbers are getting worse as the year goes on. Before there was ever a scandal in R…

Will the Minister answer the question?

What does that mean? I asked whether the Minister engaged with Revenue.

Has the Minister engaged with Revenue or not?

Perhaps this will be the trend from the new Minister for Finance. It is a simple question. Did he engage with Revenue or not? It is a yes or answer. What is he trying to hide? He and his Department either did or did not engage with Revenue. He said they are exploring all options. He did engage with Revenue. Why did he not just say that? What is he trying to hide? There are, I think, five sitting days left before the summer recess. That means a resolution has to be brought before this House to stop the Government's …

So the Minister will push ahead with pushing up petrol and diesel prices on 1 August and again in October despite his predecessor giving indications that this was likely not to happen. That would be my reading of it in terms of the language and tone he was using. That is really disappointing. Petrol prices are 23% higher than three years ago. Diesel prices are 28% higher. We have never brought in as much tax on these two areas than we have now. I am aware that the Government's policy is to push up these prices on o…