I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 95 of the Finance Act 1999 (No. 2 of 1999), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 15 April 2026— (a) by the substitution of the following for Schedule 2 to that Act: "SCHEDULE 2 RATES OF MINERAL OIL TAX ", and (b) by the substitution of the following for Schedule 2A to that Act (as amended by section 27(2)(d) of the Finance Act 2020 (No. 26 of 2020)): "SCHEDULE 2A Carbon Charge ". (2) IT is hereby declared that it is expedient in th…

I did.

I represent farmers.

You are wrong.

That is not fair.

I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 67 of the Finance Act 2010 (No. 5 of 2010), that section be amended, with effect as on and from 15 April 2026, by the substitution of the following for the Table to subsection (1) of that section (as amended by section 28(a) of the Finance Act 2020 (No. 26 of 2020)): "TABLE RATE OF NATURAL GAS CARBON TAX ". (2) IT is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisio…

I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 78 of the Finance Act 2010 (No. 5 of 2010), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 15 April 2026, by the substitution of the following for Schedule 1 to that Act (as amended by section 29(b) of the Finance Act 2020 (No. 26 of 2020)): "SCHEDULE 1 RATES OF SOLID FUEL CARBON TAX ". (2) IT is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisiona…

Let us start where we can agree in a rare moment of unity in this House.

Which is working well?

It is kind of bringing us together.

I might lean into that, to start in a moment of harmony. I genuinely join all Members in this House and people right across the country in supporting the Irish national soccer team tonight as they take on Czechia. At a time of real challenge in our country and our world, of turmoil and uncertainty, the Irish team have really lifted our spirits. There is a real sense of belief, from the youngest to the oldest person in this country, that Ireland can do this. I wish the best to our manager, Heimir, the entire team, t…

There are real challenges and we may well need to intervene again, but the package we put in place was the right package for the right moment and we will remain nimble and agile on any further interventions that are needed.

I hope that when the Deputy meets somebody at risk of fuel poverty and brings their case into the Dáil, as well as just reading them out in here, he helps them get the financial assistance our system provides in terms of the fuel allowance. I would like to see the data, and please send it to me, showing that the majority of people in the country at risk of fuel poverty do not receive any assistance from the State with fuel costs. The fuel allowance-----

He does not need your help.

The fuel allowance is paid to almost 500,000 households. There are people-----

-----who do not qualify for the fuel allowance-----

-----and I say to people who do not qualify for fuel allowance that this Government is making a number of interventions to help, not just with the NORA levy but also through petrol and diesel measures. I also say to those people that we stand ready to intervene further but we must remain nimble and agile. Did the Deputy hear the Central Bank this morning? Has he read the Central Bank's report? If this conflict goes on for a prolonged period, we may need to intervene further. The Deputy talked about mistakes. He has…

-----but we are not.

After 16 years of being Opposition spokesperson on finance-----

-----presumably you do not just take------