I welcome the proposed subsidy for haulage and bus companies. The rebate back to January is also very welcome. These past two weeks, the staff in my office and I have been inundated with communications from haulage and bus companies in Donegal regarding the fuel crisis. This is the right decision but, once again, marine does not get a look in. Between quota cuts and Brexit, fishing communities have suffered so much through the years. The Government needs to step in and help the industry. At the moment, it is not viable for fishermen to go to sea in light of the price of fuel. I ask the Government to have a fresh look at this and to have the marine sector included in what is proposed.

Fishing communities all over Ireland, big and small, are holding on by a thread. Fishing families are suffering. Could the Leader emphasise to the Government the importance of fuel for coastal communities all over Ireland and push that marine would be included in this subsidy in order to help fishermen and fisherwomen sustain jobs and local communities? The agriculture sector also needs to be looked at. I have already had four contractors from that sector on to me today to ask why they are not included. These are people who are out working too. They need diesel in large amounts to fuel their tractors. It is something the Government really needs to look at before it gets too far down the line.