Dan Boyle (Green Party)

Senator Alex White, Senator Leyden and, to an extent, Senator Hannigan raised the issue of fuel pricing differentials. Senator Hannigan spoke about the wider issue. The question on fuel was on foot of the recently released European report which shows that Irish prices are higher than those in other European countries before taxes are applied. However, Irish prices at the pump are still cheaper than those in other European countries because we apply less tax to our fuel than those countries. That point should be taken into account. That is a fact.