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

I have read out the words in terms of the carbon tax increase and in terms of excise on fuel, which is carbon tax in another form. It is carbon tax but Sinn Féin has tried to hide that fact by using the term “excise" on home heating, which is actually carbon tax. They had it both ways. Their motion is full of duplicity but it is essentially about getting rid of the carbon tax.

Just to make the point, there is no ban on the use of turf in rural Ireland and there will be no ban for the remainder of the year.

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