Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. There is a fuel challenge at the moment. I put in place an extra one-month tie-up scheme at the request of the sector to support the fuel challenge that is there as a result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. That scheme has been in place since June and will run until the end of November. I monitored fuel prices closely during the summer and there has been a lot of volatility in that regard. Prices peaked in August and dropped thereafter but have since increased again. I am reassessing the situation with regard to the need for support.

The European Commission has provided the capacity for member states to use some of the funding in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, for fuel support if-----

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