Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I hear what the Minister is saying. We have heard it before. We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. Prices will continue to go up. I am sure the Minister is aware that the Government in Germany, a coalition which involves the Greens, paused its carbon tax increase last year in the context of the cost-of-living crisis. Their carbon tax is set at €30 per tonne while our is at €48 to €50. Canada has done a carve-out for home heating oil because of the impact it has on low-income households. The American administration does not have a carbon tax but is looking at supply side investments. For all of those reasons, I am pressing the amendment.