Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

While the Minister could not reduce VAT, or if he did he would have to introduce a basket of other measures, he could reduce excise. My question, therefore, stands. Does the Minister not believe there is an issue of fairness here when he is taking measures to reduce the cost for some households to heat their homes this winter and not taking the measure open to him in respect of excise duty on home heating oil? There will, therefore, be no support for hundreds of thousands of other households.