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reduced it but has deferred it. It has reduced excise duty on diesel, petrol and marked gas oil. It has enhanced the diesel rebate scheme for hauliers and passenger transport operators. It has funded payments to road transport operators under the road transport support scheme. It has funded … example, there was €566 million for retrofitting, €350 million for targeted social welfare interventions such as the fuel allowance and €173 million for green and sustainable farming measures such as the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES. These funding programmes show that the Government has a proven track

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party, signed up to a climate target in Europe that was unachievable. Where are the Greens today? They are not here. One Deputy is what is left. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, however, signed up to that unrealistic climate target which … Government not see that it could help everyone in this country by imposing a fixed tax price on petrol and diesel and a second measure for the agriculture industry which is producing food? There should be a no tax policy on that sector at a time of crisis

bill has become a crisis. The Irish Petrol Retailers Association has been crystal clear in its asks: reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel; pause carbon tax increases until the real impact is assessed; review the layering of the levies and the practice of taxing taxes; and establish … going to go crazy and people will not be able to afford it. That is another crisis in itself. I listened to the Green Party, which promised the world and spent four to five years in government but delivered absolutely nothing save for more taxes. People would like

across the constituencies, particularly rural ones, regularly talking about the unfairness of carbon tax and the lunacy of increasing the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil at a time when people are at the pin of their collar. My fundamental difficulty with carbon tax is that … last election, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael representatives in my county and right across the place were saying it was those dastardly Greens who were forcing them to do it. They said they were in government with them and that they were insisting on carbon tax increases every

that time. The carbon tax was brought in to deter people from driving and to use other methods of transport. The remaining Green Party TD had the gall to start talking about the cost of motoring and insurance this evening. He forgot to tell anyone that … have no problem in the world in saying that. Is there any way that the carbon tax could be looked at because diesel, petrol and oil are dear enough without driving the cost up further with the carbon tax? We are told that the money is being

this. Obviously, this legislation is about the National Oil Reserves Agency 2 cent levy suspension. That makes it 22 cent in total on diesel, 17 cent in total on petrol and another 2 cent reduction on home heating oil. As I have said and others have said … sure that we have alternatives to importing fossil fuels and that people can heat their homes from home-grown production, be it from green hydrogen from excess electricity production, better insulated housing or public transport powered by hydrogen, electricity produced at home or biofuels. I have said this

fuels and is targeted relief at the moment people need it most. I also acknowledge the supports provided for the transport sector. The diesel rebate scheme has been increased from 7.5 cent to 12 cent per litre and backdated to January. There is new road transporters support scheme … would be far better invested in housing, upgrading public transport services or EV-charging infrastructure, which is critical to support the shift to green energy. I look forward to engaging with the Minister over the coming months ahead of budget 2027 to ensure it reflects priorities and supports

Tonight at 7.45 p.m. the country will come to a standstill to cheer on the boys in green in Prague. It is wrong that so many people in the North who share the same passion and identity may be unable to watch their national team free … resolution before the House today. We should be reducing excise duty on home heating oil tonight and giving the maximum reduction possible on diesel and petrol. He needs to recognise he has made a serious mistake, because from today this place will not sit for 20 days

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 in war zones and on global economic growth … that when we help people transition, it has a direct impact in the short term and the long term. While the European Green Deal has in some ways fallen off at the agenda and there is a big focus on deregulation, and I do not necessarily think that

when the wind stops blowing, that baseload does not end up dropping. Instead, we are forced to fire up the gas generators - diesel has, which is also a fossil fuel and has cost implications, has been referenced as well - to keep the data centre servers cool. Under … level, bypassing the market price on a day-to-day basis for fossil fuels. While it would be more expensive to implement now, green hydrogen is also a solution. Once you get to the point where you have built your hydrogen infrastructure and it is produced from excess

battery electric carriages sitting in Inchicore awaiting safety clearance are earmarked for the northern commuter line. Our area must wait for the older diesel carriages to be cascaded down so the train lengths can be increased marginally. Of course, that is a temporary solution. It will not address … vision extended beyond a single budget cycle. We need a serious national investment programme focused on offshore wind, grid expansion, interconnectors, battery storage, green hydrogen and wave and tidal energy. This is not going to be cheap. Grid upgrades alone could require between €10 billion and €20 billion

reduction in the NORA levy in the next two months will work alongside the reduction in excise duty, the expansion of the diesel rebate scheme and the extension of the fuel allowance. I support the element of flexibility provided by the Minister in the Bill. While we hope … tens of billions of investment in other countries, while we are missing an opportunity to develop ecosystems in places like Rhode Green Energy Park in Offaly. If we can get the planning permission sorted there, and if we can get companies to row in behind