Today the Dáil will vote on Sinn Féin's motion to stop the ban on the sale of turf. The Taoiseach has indicated that it is his intention to vote against the motion. He will do this despite the frustration felt right across rural communities. He will do it despite the fact that he could not even convince his own backbenchers of the merits of the plan. He will do it despite the fact that people in rural Ireland, particularly older people and people on lower incomes with no alternative, will struggle badly.

I want to ask the Taoiseach again not to proceed with this and for good sense, for common sense, to prevail. This ban is the wrong move at the wrong time. It is unfair, it alienates communities and it will be unworkable. I ask the Taoiseach to do what he has not done thus far and to give an assurance that he will ditch this plan.

The motion tonight is to get rid of the carbon tax. The only way we could do the motion-----

The Taoiseach is mixed up.

The only way we could implement the motion this evening would be to get rid of the legislation that underpins the carbon tax, which provides the funding to deal with fuel poverty. We have brought the fuel allowance to well over €1,000. The motion does away with the retrofitting funds to enable people on low incomes or people generally to retrofit their houses so there would be lower bills. It does away with farming that is friendly towards the environment. It does away with the just transition. The midlands and other areas need that transition funding.

What motion is the Taoiseach talking about it?

The motion tonight.

Read out the motion.

I have read the motion.

Read out the words.

I have read out the words in terms of the carbon tax increase and in terms of excise on fuel, which is carbon tax in another form. It is carbon tax but Sinn Féin has tried to hide that fact by using the term “excise" on home heating, which is actually carbon tax. They had it both ways. Their motion is full of duplicity but it is essentially about getting rid of the carbon tax.

Just to make the point, there is no ban on the use of turf in rural Ireland and there will be no ban for the remainder of the year.

It is in the programme for Government.

Why is there a ban in Northern Ireland on the burning of turf? In large parts of north Europe it is illegal to burn turf.

Can we do this through the Chair and keep to the time limits? I call an Teachta Ged Nash.