Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has said that all Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael TDs must support Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s legislation to cut the price of petrol, diesel, and home heating oil.
Teachta Crowe said families and workers are being pushed to the brink by spiralling fuel costs, while Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael continue to stand idly by.
Speaking ahead of a Sinn F\u00e9in motion in the D\u00e1il tonight on cutting fuel costs, Teachta Crowe said:
\u201cI am hearing every day from people who are struggling to keep up, struggling to heat their homes, struggling to fill the car to get to work, and struggling to make ends meet.
\u201cPeople are being hammered by rising fuel costs, and yet this government continues to sit on its hands. That is why Sinn F\u00e9in has brought forward this legislation to cut the price of petrol and diesel by 25c a litre and the price of a fill of home heating oil by \u20ac183.
\u201cInstead of stepping in to help, Fianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael have actually made things worse by pressing ahead with further tax increases on home heating oil. That is the wrong decision at the worst possible time.
\u201cFianna F\u00e1il and Fine Gael could act today to reduce fuel prices. They could scrap the planned increase in taxes on home heating oil. They could cut excise on petrol and diesel to bring prices down at the pump.
\u201cThese are practical measures that would put money back in people\u2019s pockets – but this government is choosing not to act.
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in\u2019s motion, being debated in the D\u00e1il this evening, calls on the government to immediately reduce the cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil, including through Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill, which would cut excise and deliver real relief to households.
\u201cThe Government now have a choice to make.
\u201cThey can stand with workers and families who are under real pressure by backing the Sinn F\u00e9in legislation put forward to bring fuel prices down or they can continue to back a government that is refusing to act.\u201d
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