Mr. Brian Carroll:

I will come to the just transition shortly. To go back to the Deputy's earlier point on the fuel poor and the impact of the carbon tax on them, it is important to note that more than one third of the funds raised by the increased carbon tax are devoted to ensuring the least well-off are protected. This is being done through two measures, first, increasing the fuel allowance by €2 per week, which applies from 1 January and means an annual benefit of €56, and-----