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primary source of heating. People have had to turn to these sources of fuel because of the rise in the price of home heating oil which is only set to get worse as we have discussed at length in this Chamber. Sinn Féin has repeatedly called for investment … alongside this legislation to help those people make that transition and not penalise them for circumstances beyond their control. Tens of thousands of homes across rural Ireland are not connected to the gas network. Even in my constituency, right next to Dublin, Maynooth and Leixlip have

That constant looming threat of conflict is a direct risk in terms of energy prices rising again. The price of a barrel of oil has risen sharply only in the past few hours. That is precisely why Sinn Féin has consistently and repeatedly called for the excise duty … increases on petrol and diesel. On top of that, it is going to hit them with an increase in the cost of home heating oil, natural gas and a basic bag of coal. That increase will kick in in October, right when the days are getting shorter

week for most people. That will be gone before they even get it. The fuel allowance has been cut. A fill of oil costs €1,600 at the moment and the Government is providing €43 to take off that. Come off it. Students are paying hundreds more … respect of rural housing and no additional capital investment in housing at all. There are utterly inadequate measures on fuel and home heating oil for households and SMEs. Young people are leaving towns, villages and the countryside in their droves. There is nothing for rural post offices

happening in the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East more generally. Whether it is a matter of the price of home heating oil or that of petrol or diesel, they are seeing the real impact of war on economies. War has devastating impacts on those who live … cost of oil. As we look to the coming months, we need to be careful about how we proceed as a country, and the economic bloc of Europe must also be careful. There is no doubt that the increase in oil prices has a significant impact on economic

going to cause devastation right across Ireland as a result of its impact on the cost of living. The price of home heating oil has increased by almost 50% in recent days. I have been speaking to hauliers and logistics companies and they have been telling me about … cost. There is price gouging going on here and that must be examined. These prices shot up overnight despite the fact that the oil and the fuel in the pumps had been purchased prior to this crisis. This is an issue and it has happened before. This price

used to fund retrofitting, fuel poverty supports and agri-environmental schemes. Many people, though, do not have an easy alternative to home heating oil and natural gas. Some are facing a real challenge and it is right that we take action to help without undermining those long-term … also increasing the tax credit for renters. We are reducing the cost of childcare. We are bringing down the cost of buying first homes through allowing people to get more of their own money back through the help to buy scheme. Progressivity matters to this Government. Our officials

basis by 15 cent per litre for petrol, 20 cent per litre for auto diesel and 3 cent per litre for marked-gas oil. To further ease the financial impact of the significant energy price shock arising from the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region and Middle East … bringing forward a balanced package of measures to help people at risk of fuel poverty and people who are struggling with the home heating oil by extending the fuel allowance season for a further four weeks, helping almost 500,000 households most in need. Many of them

colleagues and the Tánaiste in the Department of Finance made the decision around what was possible in the taxation of home heating oil. One has to look at all the measures in the round, including the interventions we made on fuel allowance and all the other rate changes

total uplift of the Department of Health this year, to try to suppress energy prices in different ways. Carbon tax on home heating oil and gas has been reduced and will not increase in the lifetime of the Government. The rate of carbon tax on kerosene and natural

must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding home heating oil costs. On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed and, in accordance with Standing Order 85(2), that division must

Dublin Bus mean to every hard-working taxpayer in Ireland, to every person on a pension who cannot afford to put home heating oil in the tank, to all those who have disabilities, to those 350,000 who cannot pay their electricity bills and to the highest number

agriculture and haulage that are critical to keeping our economy moving. Under budget 2027 we are reducing the carbon tax on home heating oil and natural gas, increasing the fuel allowance by €5 per week and extending the current fuel excise reductions to 28 February 2027. We will

schools, would not have taken the decision lightly. One man on the picket line yesterday told me that the cost of his home heating oil has doubled. He has only been able to half fill the tank and he is going to ration that out now until

that public sector workers, just like private sector workers and others in our society, are really struggling to afford petrol, home heating oil and electricity. They cannot get by. Their wages are falling behind because of the cost-of-living crisis. They need and deserve a decent

Amendment) Bill 2026 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to conclude within 90 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Home Heating Oil Costs, selected by Sinn Féin. Thursday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Public Sector Pay, selected by the Labour Party

said he was quoted more than €1,000 for 600 litres of home heating oil. He is afraid to turn on the heating as we approach the winter months. This is a man in his 80s afraid to turn on the heating. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael talk

What politicians always need to do is nip something in the bud before it gets out of hand. In the line of home-heating oil, there was so much speculation before the budget. People had built their hopes up that 16 cent or 18 cent were going

record budget whereby the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, has been very clear in supporting the users of home heating oil, including kerosene, by bringing the carbon tax back to €48.50 and keeping it at 2023 levels for the remainder of the Government’s duration. Sinn

will happily take his seat and answer all of the questions. Home heating oil went up €100 last night

budget 2027. Again, that supports families that are significantly challenged. We have put to bed any increase in carbon tax for home heating oil. We have gone back to 2023 levels. The Government is very honest. We cannot eliminate all the pain from the geopolitical uncertainty that

severe pressure when we talk about the fact that an insufficient amount has been done in the budget on electricity, fuel, and home heating oil. The bare minimum has been done. When we look at the disability payment, while we welcome its inclusion, it is not enough

that it was €2 billion. We are talking about giving an extra €3 to someone living alone. Consider the cost of home heating oil. People's hopes had been built. They have not bought kerosene for the past couple of months because they were hoping the Government would

even get a cup of tea or coffee in a local café for that price. Some 700,000 households rely on home heating oil. What the Government has done for them is bordering on insulting considering the amount they are paying in additional money this year to fill

incomes are being squeezed in every direction. With record surpluses, what did the Government deliver on electricity prices? It delivered nothing. On home heating oil it delivered the bare minimum. On petrol and diesel, there is nothing. On groceries, there is nothing. On rents, damn all, and whatever

providing support for those who are most vulnerable in our society. Some of the measures include the reduction in carbon tax on home heating oil, saving households €86 on a 1,000 litre fill. This is important heading into the winter months, particularly for people in rural Ireland