Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association
2:00 am
Joanne Collins (Sinn Fein)
There is an awful lot of ticking the box when it comes to these things. I agree that an ombudsman is needed. The RSA is involved from the very start to the very end. Where is the oversight? There is oversight of some shape or form for every other Department and industry in this country. I do not see why there should not be one for this area.
I will touch on fuel and the quality of fuel. I was delighted to hear reference to it. I have been barred from a couple of places where I was getting diesel. I thought it was a myth when I was told not to get diesel from certain places, but it is true. We must keep on top of the quality of fuel as well as the cost. The cost of fuel is probably one of the highest costs for a haulage company, especially when it keeps going up.
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