Have spoken to a number of residents it is clear that many people can no longer afford heating oil and are turning to solid fuel to heat their homes. The imposition of a new carbon tax will drive a number of people into fuel poverty. - I ask this council to write to the Minister for the Environment requesting that the extra tax on carbon fuels be suspended. 1 - People from all walks of life are finding it impossible to pay the new taxes that are being imposed and another tax on fuel will add further stress to families. 2 - Fuel poverty has important direct and indirect effects on the health of our children, the elderly and vulnerable in our town especially as the heating allowance has been reduced. 3 - Age Action reported that Ireland has an excess winter death rate of between 1,500 and 2,000 people each year. These are mainly older people who die of cold-related illnesses because they cannot afford to heat their homes properly.
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Aishling Byrnes
12 years ago
Here we go again.......
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Philip McFadden
12 years ago
When are the going to stop?
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Cllr Jack Murray
12 years ago
No more unfair taxation.
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Niall Mullins
12 years ago
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An absolute disgrace. And that they sneakily impose it on May 1st so the average person won't notice the rise till next winter, when it's too late, just shows everything that this government stand for.
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olive coyne
12 years ago
as it is . cant afford it,
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Chris Bokton
12 years ago
another poverty tax to help the banks
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Anne-Marie Stacke
12 years ago
Great to see SF tackling issues that effect the lowest paid sector of our society.
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Lorraine Harvey
12 years ago
This present government is a joke get them to f@@k!!!!!!
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John Lynch
12 years ago
once again it's the vunerable that are being targeted
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Anonymous
12 years ago
These are the reasons why I have no faith in the government
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mark egerton
12 years ago
im in the middle of trying to secure a factory with chp plant to reduce carbon emissions and here they are hitting us with carbon tax dont own factory just trying to promote it
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James Mooney
12 years ago
We can take no more Mr Kenny
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Mary Sheridan
12 years ago
Ridiculous!!!!
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philip horgan jnr
12 years ago
All this government want to do is take and take and take im sick of it. Its time this government stepped down. What did my great grandfather fight for all those years ago. No more lets end this government and there nice cosy pay checks once and for all.
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christopher horgan
12 years ago
they can he[p the banks but rob from people that do have no money they take off us
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Clive Duffy
12 years ago
can't afford cop on
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Anonymous
12 years ago
sad
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Nora Smith
12 years ago
We just cannot afford to pay any more for our heating
Have spoken to a number of residents it is clear that many people can no longer afford heating oil and are turning to solid fuel to heat their homes. The imposition of a new carbon tax will drive a number of people into fuel poverty. - I ask this council to write to the Minister for the Environment requesting that the extra tax on carbon fuels be suspended. 1 - People from all walks of life are finding it impossible to pay the new taxes that are being imposed and another tax on fuel will add further stress to families. 2 - Fuel poverty has important direct and indirect effects on the health of our children, the elderly and vulnerable in our town especially as the heating allowance has been reduced. 3 - Age Action reported that Ireland has an excess winter death rate of between 1,500 and 2,000 people each year. These are mainly older people who die of cold-related illnesses because they cannot afford to heat their homes properly.
Here we go again.......
When are the going to stop?
No more unfair taxation.
An absolute disgrace. And that they sneakily impose it on May 1st so the average person won't notice the rise till next winter, when it's too late, just shows everything that this government stand for.
as it is . cant afford it,
another poverty tax to help the banks
Great to see SF tackling issues that effect the lowest paid sector of our society.
This present government is a joke get them to f@@k!!!!!!
once again it's the vunerable that are being targeted
These are the reasons why I have no faith in the government
im in the middle of trying to secure a factory with chp plant to reduce carbon emissions and here they are hitting us with carbon tax dont own factory just trying to promote it
We can take no more Mr Kenny
Ridiculous!!!!
All this government want to do is take and take and take im sick of it. Its time this government stepped down. What did my great grandfather fight for all those years ago. No more lets end this government and there nice cosy pay checks once and for all.
they can he[p the banks but rob from people that do have no money they take off us
can't afford cop on
sad
We just cannot afford to pay any more for our heating
how much more can people take