Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If there was ever an example of how, regardless of what you do, Sinn Féin will just have the same response, it is Deputy Doherty's response here. The reason we are doing it from 1 April is that according to the Department of Transport, the reserves that are now in place will need time to pass through the fuel system. The change in the biofuel obligation, while it will happen from 1 January, will not be felt until later in the year. That is why I am doing it. If I was doing it on 1 January, the Deputy would probably come into the House to say that I am putting a discount in place: who is going to benefit? It is probably the petrol or oil companies or the garages. He would probably make a charge like that. This is me working with the Minister for Transport to respond to an issue that we accept is there. If we were not putting it in place, the Deputy would be critical of us. We are and he still is.

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