Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy wants to drive a coach-and-four through the policy on carbon tax, which is about raising money that will be used for retrofitting, agri-environmental farming and fuel poverty measures. It allows for the supports we have been able to provide, including the expansion of eligibility for the fuel allowance. Every year, we publish information on how that is funded and the amount that comes from carbon tax. The Deputy does not really back the carbon tax but he is tip-toeing away from it rather than saying he does not support it. That is the reality of his position, as I see it, when he makes clear the changes he would not make later this year.