Carbon tax on solid fuel
Michael Healy-Rae condemns the planned carbon tax on solid fuel as harmful to vulnerable people and seeks a Government reversal. The Taoiseach says the relevant environment Bill has been authorised and will be produced quickly.
As we approach May Day it is particularly cruel that the Government is imposing carbon tax on solid fuel, which will hurt the old, the vulnerable and the disabled as they go into next winter. Will the Government do a U-turn on this-----
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The Deputy should not mind his U-turns and should tell us the legislation in question.
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-----under the environment (miscellaneous provisions) Bill?
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If the Taoiseach were relying on buying bags of coal to keep a little fire going, he would hate to think the bag of coal was going up by €1.25, would he not?
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It is very mean on the part of the Taoiseach, his Government and those who support it.
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The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government was given authorisation to produce that Bill this morning.
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The Deputy will have ample opportunity to state his case here in the House when it is discussed.
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Was it frosty in the Cabinet room this morning?