Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I note that 35% of the fuel used by those hauliers was purchased outside of Ireland last year because of the lack of a rebate here. The Irish Road Haulage Association has done the maths on it and were the Government to introduce a system in which a rebate was in operation, it would make money from stopping the hauliers from buying so much diesel outside the country. There is money in it for the Government in doing this. Aside from the fact that diesel obviously is being laundered, I still think we must move to a position whereby only one colour is available. It is the only way to deal with those who are cheating with it.

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