
A Donegal TD has said that the Junior Finance Minister is out of touch when it comes to bills facing families
This came during a Sinn Féin motion in the Dáil calling for a cut to the price of home heating oil by removing the carbon tax.
Today, the average price of 1000L home heating oil in Donegal sits at €1,654.
Deputy Pearse Doherty hit out at the measures included in last week’s budget:
In response to Sinn Féin contributions Junior Finance Minister Robert Troy defended the Carbon Tax and its ability to fund other initiatives: