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diesel and petrol prices have gone up from about €1.20 to €1.80 and more in places. Green diesel was 40 cent per litre and is now around €1.30 per litre. That is savage. We are paying more for electricity now than any other country in Europe because

more per day in green diesel. The Government talks about doing sewerage projects and water projects. Every single machine working on those sites is costing €120 more because green diesel has gone up by 70 cent and the Government is giving a measly 5 cent back to them … went to school that was about 70 cent more at least. Even if the VAT is drawn back, it is 70 cent more per litre. It is actually 20 cent more than the white diesel has gone up by. The VAT on white diesel is at 23%, while

that a lot of people can only afford 200 litres. When you are buying 200 litres, you will probably pay 15 cent more per litre because the lorry that goes out has to be covered. That is a fact. Lorries do not travel around for nothing. Those people … basically struggling will end up paying maybe €1.75 or €1.80 per litre because the lorry has to be covered, and they can only afford 200 litres. If you can buy 1,000 litres, you will buy it for a bit less but with the price

sold farmers a pup. When the price of green diesel spiked by 80% and farmers were struggling, the Government offered them 2.4 cents off per litre. It was an insult. We warned the Government on the floor of the Dáil what was going to happen. Sure enough, what … factory quotes are falling dramatically. Over the past year, there have been reductions of over €1 per kg of beef and in the past number of weeks, there was about 50 cent of a drop. It is simply not good enough. The scheme is totally inadequate

What are we talking about? We are talking about big developers getting hundreds of millions in tax breaks again while not paying one cent in tax on their rental income. We are talking about the vultures. It is hard to believe. The Government could have followed Sinn Féin … what we need to do. We would cut fuel costs by scrapping all planned carbon tax increases and delivering a further 10 cent reduction per litre at the pumps for petrol and diesel. We would cut student fees by half and abolish them entirely by September next year

essentials card, worth €500 for 1 million households; cut fuel costs by scrapping all planned carbon tax increases; deliver a further 10 cent reduction per litre at the pumps for petrol and diesel; cut student fees by half and abolish fees entirely by September next year; introduce

fuel and food was arrogantly voted down. The recent packages are too little and too late. White diesel now costs 36 cent more per litre than it did at the start of the illegal US and Israeli war. Green diesel is through the roof, heating oil has almost

home heating oil double in a matter of weeks. What was the Taoiseach's offer to them? It was a 2 cent reduction per litre and a lousy €20 off a fill of oil that has skyrocketed to around €1,700. That is what families are dealing with

exorbitant cost of diesel, petrol and heating oil. It has come to my attention that, in Northern Ireland, it is 30 cent less per litre. As the Government is taking in almost €40 million extra in taxes a week, I am asking it to reduce the price

people on green diesel and heating oil. When green diesel went up 80 cent, the Government offered 3 cent. When green diesel is at €1 per litre the Government should not be claiming tax on anything above that, whether carbon tax, VAT or anything else and they should

per cent in August, 2026 alone, and are up by 77 per cent year-on-year; — retail electricity prices in Ireland were already the highest in Europe, with households paying an average of €480 per year more than the European Union (EU) average; — retail electricity prices continue … increases in recent weeks, some of these increases in the double digits; — a 1,000-litre fill of home heating oil now costs approximately €1,600, up more than 60 per cent in just the past year alone; — according to the Central Statistics Office, the cost of household

rise by €17. The cost of home heating oil will rise by €19 per 900 l. It now costs €160 extra for 900 l of home heating oil and 17 cent extra for a litre of petrol or diesel since the carbon tax began. Carbon tax receipts topped

accordance with this allocation": "; and calls on the Government to: — recognise that increasing diesel by 34 cents and petrol by 29 cents a litre before the end of the year will put unjustifiable pressure on workers and families already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis; — rule … duty prior to budget day and conditional on a review of the market conditions at that time; and — introduce energy credits of €400 per household in direct response to the record number of households unable to pay their energy bills.". Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún

processing roughly 3 billion litres of water and wastewater every day; — all of these assets and all of this activity is dedicated to delivering vital services to almost two million homes and business premises; — Uisce Éireann supplies drinking water to over 80 per cent of the population

million litres, produced by a qualifying microbrewery. The relief is granted at a rate of 50% of the standard Irish excise rate on beer. This means that the excise on relieved beer produced by a qualifying microbrewery is €11.27 per hectolitre per cent of alcohol instead

cent. That is just a number of weeks away, on 1 August. People are aghast at the idea that in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis prices would rise again. In some cases, prices will go up to €2 per litre, given where they

diesel, fuel and petrol at the pumps, and the price of kerosene for people in their homes. We see now that the price per litre of diesel has gone over €1.80 and it is much around the same for petrol. The price of diesel has actually gone higher … pumps. The make-up of the tax in the price is €1.15 and it is €1.05 for diesel. Carbon tax accounts for 16.35 cent of the price of petrol and 18.74 cent for the price of diesel. I also learned, and people have got to know this week

price of a pound of butter has increased by €1, the price of two litres of milk is up by 27 cent, the price of cheddar cheese is up by 79 cent and since 2022, the price of a bag of potatoes has doubled. The price of toothpaste … other basic toiletries is sky-high. Rent goes up and up. In the past year, rents went up by at least €100 per month. On average, people fork out €2,000 per month. That is the nightmare the Government has created for renters. Motor insurance has gone

that data centres are paying. The average cost per household is 36 cent per unit while for data centres, it is 19 cent per unit. They are clearly using their financial clout to get their way but householders and small businesses are effectively subsidising them. Added … gone up in the past couple of days, one company in Laois was charging 99 cent on Monday morning and by yesterday morning it had gone to €1.57. For a litre of kerosene, some companies are charging up to €1.71. The number of households with arrears for electricity

since 2021. A trolley that was costing €150 is now costing €225. That is €3,000 extra per family on groceries per year. Items such as chicken breasts are up from €5 to €12.98. Steak is up from €10 to €19.49. There has been a 35% increase … that at the end of the July, it is the Government's objective to put the price of diesel up 35 cent a litre and the price of petrol up by 22 cent. That is wrong, and I call on the Minister of State at this stage

insurance companies rip people off. Instead of standing up to the insurance companies, the Government makes excuses for them. The average claim cost per policy costs the insurance company less than €400, but the average premium is far over €600 and far higher than that for young people … year, that is the Government's plan for the next number of years. The Government is planning to add 10 cent to the price of every litre of petrol and 12 cent to every litre of diesel. No one can seriously still believe that this is an environmental

else, their machines are guzzling green diesel. Its price was a constant 94 cent a litre in the year from 2025 up to the end of January 2026. Today, it is €1.76 a litre. That is what it is costing. I welcome the €15 million for rural pubs … people with disabilities. It is excellent and I know it will mean something that will be a good help. The increase of €5 per week in the fuel allowance is not much at all for people. You would hardly get 3 litres of diesel for it. I welcome

final increment of €6.50, bringing the rate to €100 per tonne of carbon dioxide in 2030, with current rates based on charging €63.50 per tonne of CO2 emissions. Under the programme for Government, it has been agreed to continue with the planned carbon tax increases, which align with … allow for the winter heating season. The mineral oil tax rate increases up to the final year will annually add 1.7 cent to a litre of petrol, and approximately 2 cent to a litre of diesel, heating kerosene and marked gas oil or farm diesel. The natural

some roads where it seems that enormous profits are already being made by the toll operators. We are talking about a 20 cent rise per journey on the M50, bringing tolls to €7.80 return, or €8.80 on other motorways. Many hauliers pass through multiple toll plazas every … ports. In spite of the measures, fuel costs remain a major pressure. The RTSS is designed to help when diesel exceeds €1.90 per litre and that threshold reflects the point at which many operators simply cannot cope. However, hauliers are not just dealing with diesel. This

litres of home heating kerosene. That is not sustainable. What the Government does not say out loud is that despite every excise reduction that it has made during this crisis, namely the 15 cent and 12 cent in respect of petrol and diesel and the 3 cent … cent in respect of green diesel, not one cent was taken off the price of kerosene. There is a simple reason for that. It is because there is a non-carbon tax on the mineral oil and kerosene, the rate of which is zero. The Government decided that