Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, the Government more broadly has moved to reduce excise and VAT on energy products in the last package. We have also taken specific measures for hauliers and have a separate tillage initiative related to the growth of protein crops, grain and mixed-species swards. The Deputy is talking about the horticultural sector, in essence. As I have said, the Government has taken broad measures on taxation more generally. We continually review different sectors of the economy to see what we can do to be of assistance to them. The Government cannot keep coming forward with measures every week. We need to look at this over the medium term. We now believe the impact of this war will be a medium-term one. We need to take an annual prospective of expenditure, revenue and the whole fiscal situation as it is affected by all of this.

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