Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know whether the Government understands how stretched businesses are and how the first reaction for any business if it has an increased output is to pass that increase on to the customer. That includes the less well-off and those who are dependent on local shops and on getting to school. There has to be some measure to try to discourage businesses, hauliers, taxi drivers and any type of transport business in this country from passing on to the customer the increases they are being forced to pay because of the price of fuel. One of the ways we can do that is through taxation, rebates, reducing the excise duty and measures such as that. At this stage there has been a huge jump since March and March is what the Minister of State quoted. There has been an increase of 20 cent per litre since March. Not a thing has been done and it is likely to continue in the coming weeks and months.

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