Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The increases provided in the budget last autumn were given at a time of relatively stable fuel prices. They were given just to maintain the situation as it was and had nothing to do with what has happened since. At the end of December, 500 l of kerosene cost about €411. Today, it costs €760. That is an increase of 74%. That is the scale of the challenge. We have provided €125, because the other measures were pre-facto and were not based on anything to do with Ukraine, which had not become an issue at that stage. In view of the incredible increase in the price of fuel and the huge pressure on people at the lowest end of society, will further consideration be given to this issue? This will be particularly relevant if this kind of price, or the price on 12 March of €842 for 500 l of kerosene, is maintained.

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