The amendment seeks to remove the date of 1 October which leaves the scheme open ended, with the intention that it would be reviewed at the time of the budget, which is the following week, with a decision taken broadly not just on the diesel rebate scheme but also, as we will see in recommendation No. 2, the excise duty that will be placed on petrol and diesel and whether that would be appropriate, given the pressures the Government's decision would put on ordinary workers and families across the State. The temporary enhancement to the diesel rebate scheme has been agreed by Government in light of the severe fuel price impacts that have arisen following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Mary Butler and John Clendennen; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 44–97 |
| Amendment to amendment put: | Lost | 68–81 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 80–58 |
| Question put: | Carried | 80–67 |
| Question put: | Carried | 81–64 |
| Question put: That section 62 stand part of the Bill. | Carried | 82–65 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 80–65 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 80–67 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 80–66 |
| Amendment to amendment put: | Lost | 68–80 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 80–68 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 80–68 |
| Question put: | Lost | 24–125 |
| Question put: | Lost | 69–79 |
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