Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The vouched fuel allowance scheme related to the carbon levy on solid fuels. This is subject to a commandment order. Subsequently, when we came to make the decision, taking into account that aspect of the situation, it was to be made subject to a commencement order. That did not happen, however. The vouched scheme will only come into place in the solid fuels area once the commencement order for the applications of a carbon levy to those fuels applies.

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