Sinn Féin representatives and activists are holding a state-wide Day of Action today to highlight the soaring cost of home heating oil, petrol and diesel and the government’s continued failure to act.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Donegal TD Pearse Doherty, said Sinn Féin will continue to keep pressure on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to deliver urgent relief for households struggling with spiralling fuel costs.
Teachta Doherty said: “Across the state, families and workers are being hammered by soaring fuel costs while Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael continue to sit on their hands.”
Deputy Doherty said the Day of Action is part of Sinn Féin’s determination to force the government to act ahead of the return of the Dáil.
“The pressure on households is enormous and people cannot wait any longer for action.
“Sinn Féin will continue to raise this issue at every opportunity and when the Dáil returns tackling soaring fuel costs will be our first order of business.”
Deputy Doherty reiterated Sinn Féin’s call for the government to support his Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill, which would cut excise on petrol, diesel and home heating oil in order to bring prices down and deliver immediate relief to households.