Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister mentioned one thing there, namely blaming the Middle East and all that. The facts are that a barrel of oil is cheaper now than it has been for a long time and ye are increasing this excise duty now again. Have ye any consideration for the people that are paying their money to fill their tanks? Have ye any consideration or any feeling in your hearts at all? On the one hand, the Minister is saying that the finances are good and that the country is awash with money. Is it these people the Government wants to keep taking the money from? There comes a time that you cannot get blood out of a turnip. The Minister has surely heard that before. These people cannot stick it for much longer. It is touching up to €1.80 now and the Minister is talking about increasing it further in the future. God almighty, on behalf of the people who are on the road, I beg those in government not to be screwing them like they are doing. They are nailing them to the cross by insisting on restoring these cuts. When the cuts were made----

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