Tom Shehan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. Tomorrow the carbon tax increases will come into effect. I would like to ask at this late hour if the Minister for Finance would consider extending the deadline for a fortnight due to the harsh weather that we are experiencing. By that time, temperatures should have risen. It is lovely outside today but last night it ranged from 3° to 4° Celsius where I come from, and it is still very cold at night and early in the morning. People in the lower socioeconomic grades have been affected by cold weather and fuel costs this long winter, which lasted from October to May Day. An extension would help people.