Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The key question relates to the diesel rebate, which is an important issue in the haulage sector. It was a major point of discussion for the sector in the run-up to the latest budget because there was an anticipation that the Government would equalise diesel and petrol excise rates or increase carbon tax, or, indeed, do both. That would have had an impact on the haulage sector. My question is whether the diesel rebate should continue and, in the view of the witnesses, whether it would need to be modified, that is, increased to support the haulage fleet.