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Dáil

Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution

The Government proposed extending temporary mineral oil tax reductions on petrol, diesel and marked gas oil until 31 October 2026, postponing their phased restoration and citing volatile international energy markets. It estimated the total Exchequer cost of the measures at €407 million and defended them as short-term relief alongside longer-term investment in energy independence. Opposition speakers broadly supported immediate relief but criticised the proposal as a temporary postponement, calling for fuel-tax increases to be suspended while prices remained high and for more targeted cost-of-living supports. Sinn Féin moved an amendment to remove the scheduled future increases; the question on that amendment was put at the close of the 60-minute sitting.
Dáil

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

The Government proposed limiting the financial resolution debate to 60 minutes, with set speaking allocations and immediate votes. Opposition deputies condemned the restriction amid the cost-of-living crisis, while the Government said the motion would prevent planned petrol and diesel excise increases and provide certainty; the proposed arrangements stood.
Enacted

Finance Bill 2026

Finance Bill 2026 changes a few fuel taxes and delays planned tax increases. It raises the diesel rebate for qualifying road hauliers for the first half of 2026, keeps some fuel tax cuts in place for longer, and pushes back rises in carbon taxes on fuels, natural gas and solid fuels until mid-October 2026. In practice, it is meant to ease costs for transport operators, motorists and households using heating fuel or gas, while the Government still plans those tax increases later.
Dáil

Middle-income tax relief

Deputy Aird called for budget measures to help middle-income families with childcare, housing and rising taxes. The Tánaiste agreed many households work hard yet struggle to get ahead.
Current

Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2026

The change would exempt certain early childhood education premises from business rates, including not-for-profit providers, some providers that receive Core Funding and cap fees at ECCE rates, and after-school, sessional and part-time care run from those premises. It would also exempt childminding services run from a childminder’s own home, including mixed-use homes where part of the building is lived in and part is used for childminding. This matters because it lowers costs for childcare providers and home-based childminders, which could help support access and affordability.
Enacted

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) Bill 2026

The National Oil Reserves Agency levy on most petrol and diesel would be cut from 2 cent per litre to a nominal amount from 1 April 2026 to 1 June 2026, with power for the Minister to change that period later by order if needed. The aim is to ease the pressure of rising energy prices, while still allowing the National Oil Reserves Agency to keep operating from its existing reserves. The change is expected to reduce levy income by about €20 million over two months, but it would not cost the Exchequer anything.
Withdrawn

Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill 2026

A reduction in mineral oil tax would be allowed temporarily on fuels used by households and drivers, including home heating oil, petrol, diesel and green diesel, to help ease cost-of-living pressure. The Minister for Finance could extend the relief if needed, must keep the impact of energy prices under review, and report on how the measures are working at least once a month.