Heating oil supply difficulties
Kavanagh raised shortages and quotas affecting domestic and industrial heating-oil supplies. The Minister and Ceann Comhairle objected that the issue was outside the question’s scope, and no substantive answer was given.
Is the Minister aware of the difficulties being experienced at the moment by importers of domestic and industrial heating oil supplies? Is the Minister also aware that a quota has been imposed——
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A Cheann Comhairle, the question relates to the publication by the IIRS of industry manuals, not to imports of oil.
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Will the Minister comment on an immediate problem from which a lot of people are suffering in industry? With the use of domestic oil for private heating——
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We are dealing with energy which is very important at the moment. Would the Minister comment, because grave difficulty is being experienced——
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The Ceann Comhairle will be aware that I rarely hold up the House in this manner but because this is an important energy question——