Dáil debates
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
3:25 pm
Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source
The budget is just around the corner and I want the Minister to know that the cost of fuel has gone up because of the trouble in Iran. Despite that, it is almost certain that he is going to increase the carbon tax.
Does the Minister have any comprehension of how it will affect people in rural Ireland? I refer to people living in remote areas who need their car. It will already cost them €4.50 extra to fill their car before the carbon tax is increased at all. Does the Minister have any idea that such people need their cars to go to work, to take their children to school, and to travel to doctor's appointments and hospitals? It will affect hauliers throughout the country and farmers who need their tractors. Does the Minister have any idea how the measure will hurt people and does he realise the price of home heating oil already has increased, before putting it up even further? It will affect the elderly, who we believe will receive no increase in their pension this year. How much more misery will the Government inflict on people in rural Ireland?
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