Pearse Doherty: “We cannot control the cost of international fuel. But the one thing we can control is how much tax we apply.”

There is no way that Sinn Féin will stand by and allow that to happen when these fuels prices are increased.

You withdrew energy credits in the last Budget. We have the highest prices in Europe. Companies are to jack up their prices again. And what's your response, wait and see what we'll do in the Budget

We're looking for the Government to finally listen and to act, and the only way these increases can be stopped is a recall of the Dáil before 1 September for a financial resolution to be passed.

I think it's deeply disappointing that the Government have come forward with a budgetary package for next year that is smaller than last years, it shows that they're really out of touch and don't understand the pressures ordinary people…