Government Cannot Shield Every Industry From Rising Fuel Costs, Taoiseach Says

Government cannot shield every industry from rising fuel costs, Taoiseach says

Package already announced ‘probably the largest in Europe’, Micheál Martin says

All you need to know as politicians clash over rising fuel costs

During Leaders’ Questions on Thursday Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty said 'families are going to be left to fend for themselves'

Government has to be 'careful and cautious' on package of supports to combat fuel cost crisis, Taoiseach says

DURING a visit to Limerick last week, Taoiseach Micheál Martin warned that the Government cannot shield every industry from rising fuel and energy costs, and that it was doing its best to mitigate the cost burden. Despite the introduction of a 20 and 15 cent cut in excise duty on diesel and petrol, the cost of filling up a cars, buses, and tractors remained high, with significant price variations identified around the country, linked to the US a…

Sinn Fein and Tanaiste clash over fuel cost measures

The Tanaiste has defended the Government’s measures tackling the rising cost of fuel saying they are the “largest interventions of any EU member sta...