First, it would stop the further increases in the carbon tax tomorrow and next year, and second, it would slash home heating oil and taxes by more than 50%. It is not a behaviour-changing tax; it is a tax that penalises people just because of where they live. It is only hurting families and I ask the Government to listen to the people it is meant to serve and not to proceed with this increase in carbon tax.
By charging people the carbon tax, the Minister is just codding them. It is not often that the Minister is accused of lacking in ambition in the context of the climate area but in the context of mineral oil tax, the classification of some fuels as being liable for mineral oil tax, particularly in the area of home heating, is something that could usefully be revisited in the context of the targets that have been set for reducing emissions in the home heating area.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Cormac Devlin and Hildegarde Naughton; Níl, Deputies Michael Collins and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 90–47 |
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