Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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The Minister will know regarding issues such as fuel subsidies that the Government was criticised for not bringing in measures that were brought in in other European member states. Has the Department carried out an examination of the supports available in other member states, both looking back and in recent times? Obviously, there has been profound market disturbance. The Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had very serious impacts on the market. There has been huge market disturbance. If the Department has not done so, will it examine what has been done in other member states to see if we can replicate some of that in this country?