Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Raising this on the Order of Business is the only way. The Government promised it would bring in an allowance in advance of the carbon levy. It has welshed on that promise. The Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, yesterday told all those pensioners and low-income households dependent on oil for home heating that they can wait until October for the allowance. That is not good enough. I want a more sympathetic and responsive answer from the Taoiseach than what he has just given about existing schemes.

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