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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will follow up on it. We have received the requests, but for us to do something of a constructive nature now, we need the witnesses to follow up with us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Every scheme must be flexible on price. That is the point I am trying to make about the €1.27. I am interested in the basis of the scheme. There must be a basis. Otherwise, this would be too abstract. There can be a scheme that swings in and out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We need a bit more detail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will move on to the non-members. I call Deputy Verona Murphy. She has five minutes. We have to be out of here soon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Deputy have a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Deputy put questions, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I know, but we are caught for time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is something that we can follow up on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have to be out of here in five minutes. I have to be fair to everyone. I have been very fair to the non-members of the committee, so they should not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Put it this way, I have one more contributor yet to come in. I want to be very inclusive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I expect that he has his own views and I would like him to be able to express his own views. Deputy Verona Murphy may have views. We all have different views here. The Deputy's views are well versed and we fully understand them. This is a very important issue. I wish that we could give it a lot more time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, over the St. Patrick's weekend, I worked to get everyone in here today. We all know how urgent this is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: What VAT rate do the bus men pay on their sales?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I take the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. It was not a judgment call but a point of clarification.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is the final question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I think Deputy Fitzmaurice has made his point. A quick question on the coaches. Are the coach operators making money at the moment on, say, school transport? Yes or no?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. That is all I want to know. With that -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is very simple. The devil is in the detail, right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Prices: Discussion (23 Mar 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: On that dramatic note, we need information from the hauliers and the coaches on the process. I thank the clerk for his forbearance. We probably all will do time because we have been here so long.