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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move to members. I will have to enforce five minutes rigidly. I would appreciate if members kept an eye on the clock. If they come to four minutes, they know they have a minute left. It is great to have the key players in dealing with the public on the price of fuel, including AA Ireland, which keeps an eye on and oversees it, the wholesalers and the retailers, and to get that supply...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: On carbon tax.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Today is really about getting to the facts. I note the frustration that both Mr. McPartlan and Mr. Blevings are expressing on behalf of the public regarding fuel prices. I wanted to get to the heart of the matter so I drove last Monday to petrol stations in my constituency. I got to nearly all of the ones in Limerick city. My constituency covers Limerick city, east Limerick and a bit of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will not mention their names but they are two large stations. Does anyone oversee the price? Is it purely a commercial decision of the retailer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can Mr. McPartlan explain why two different petrol stations with the same supplier have different diesel prices? Does his organisation, along with the providers or wholesalers, look at the prices the retailers charge? What is happening is that a very small number of retailers are engaging in what looks to me like price gouging, thus doing a huge disservice to the other petrol retailers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I did it last Monday, on 21 March, just two days ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Twelve days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am aware of that. What I want to focus on is the mechanics. If the wholesaler sets the price-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The wholesaler sets the price at which the fuel is supplied to the retailer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Typically, the rate is determined two days prior to delivery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The only person who has no control is the consumer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: But the wholesaler can decide the price charged to the retailer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept all that. A majority are passing on the reduction and a small few are clearly not. Charging €1.99.9, which is effectively €2, per litre of diesel is not passing on the reduction. Charging nearly €1.90 per litre for petrol, it is not passing on the rate 12 days after the reduction came. Can anything be done to ensure those particular operators pass the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: My next question is for Mr. Blevings. Typically, how long would it take for a retailer to use supplies? What would be the longest it would take? Does it take a day, two days or three days to replenish their supplies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is it typically?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that because of the location of that petrol station?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: With the reductions in excise duty, surely the prices of diesel at €2 a litre and petrol at €1.90 per litre are too high when compared with all the other petrol stations in an area where they appear to be much lower.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. McSorley selling at a lower price in his other sites?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that, but I was looking at it last Monday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Surely there is an inconsistency there given that all the other retailers in Limerick city and around are selling at a much lower rate.