Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Fuel Prices: Discussion

Mr. Kevin McPartlan:

It would. There are a couple of reasons. If a person has a contract to buy his or her kerosene from a particular supplier, that supplier has an obligation to supply him or her. If somebody is buying on the spot market, there is no obligation. While supplies have been tight, they have been meeting their contractual obligations. That has certainly happened. I am aware that some haulage companies, for example, have experienced that problem of not being able to get diesel for that same reason. That may explain the issue that Mr. McSorley is having.

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