Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Fuel Prices: Discussion

Mr. Kevin McPartlan:

That is fine. As Mr. Blevings said, individual operators set their own prices. The fact that a particular brand name is displayed at the forecourt does not necessarily mean the brand owns and operates the forecourt; it can be done on a franchise basis. Without knowing the details, I cannot comment. I would not be able to comment even if I did know the details about an individual forecourt. The Chairman talked about his desire to deal in pure facts. From 1 January until 14 March, the average price of diesel globally went up 24%. In Ireland, it went up by 21%, which was less than the global average.

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