The Taoiseach mobilised all his troops — his own Deputies, Fine Gael Deputies and the Greens — to continue hurting people going to work, including hauliers and farmers, who are suffering because of the exorbitant cost of fuel. The Government is raking it in. It is taking more than a euro for every litre sold at the pumps, and poor people are perishing at home because they will not be able to afford the cost of home heating oil. The Government closed Bord na Móna when there was no real alternative.

Time is up.

The Government does not want Shannon LNG. What does it want? Does it want to paralyse the country?

I thank the Deputy. I call on the Taoiseach.

Does it want to stop every wheel that is turning and have people perish with the cold?

The Deputy has asked his question. I call on the Taoiseach.

What does it want? How long more is it going to keep the people suffering?

We will let the Taoiseach state what he wants.

It is nothing to smile about-----

The Government is actively considering an issue regarding fuel price increases; the Government has no interest in hurting anybody. The Deputy knows well these are international matters.

The Taoiseach should realise the Government is hurting people, and every day it is going on, the more it hurts them.

Will the Deputy let the Taoiseach answer?

Shouting and roaring does not get the point across, in my view. Shouting and roaring the point does not make it right. The bottom line is that international circumstances have forced a very bad situation in terms of global oil and gas prices. We are dealing with it, we have dealt with aspects of it, and we are going to deal with it again.