Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

While things will not get worse for those who heat their homes through gas, the Minister will ensure, through the measures that were taken last year and extended this year, that things will be better for them in respect of a reduced cost. The Minister could do the same for home heating oil but he has decided not to do so. There is an issue of fairness here as there are over 500,000 households who heat their homes using home heating oil and the Minister has decided not to address this. The Minister's answer is that he is not going to make their situation worse until May. He is not making it any better and it is open to him to do so.