Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A couple of things need clarification. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, earlier stated that the carbon tax would not affect green diesel. He said this evening that there will be a rebate for farmers. Is that the case? Does that include the €20 per tonne that was previously announced? Will there be a rebate for contractors on the same diesel?

I am shocked at what has been said by some parties here tonight. Everybody knows that people in rural Ireland, middle Ireland, who are trying to pay a mortgage and bring children to school have to use a car. There is not the infrastructure in that neck of the woods. Those people are being unfairly targeted with carbon tax.

I want those two questions I asked addressed.

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